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Typical of the big urban research-treatment centers is Sawtelle Hospital in West Los Angeles. Sawtelle's twelve buildings comfortably house some 6,000 veterans of every U.S. conflict after the Civil War. Depending on his condition, a Sawtelle patient may see a first-run movie, bowl, shoot pool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Doctoring for Vets | 2/21/1955 | See Source »

¶ Nicaragua (pop. 1,200,000) is the more or less contented plantation of Dictator Somoza, who owns perhaps one-tenth of the country's best farm land. Somoza escaped a Costa Rica-born assassination plot just in time to provide airbases for the planes that won the anti...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CENTRAL AMERICA: Power Politics | 1/24/1955 | See Source »

The other speakers displayed an equivalent lack of unanimity, particularly in their views of the senatorial campaign, which has presented a dilemma for the A.D.A. state chairman LaRue Brown '04 denounced Furcolo. Hector M. Holmes '06, head of the Boston law firm, contented himself with endorsing Herter for governor. Joseph...

Author: By Daniel A. Rezneck, | Title: Liberal Leaders Divide on Support Of State Candidates in ADA Dispute | 10/28/1954 | See Source »

In spite of Democratic portents, however, Ives should still win--by a whisker. This is because there are not enough registered voters in New York City, Harriman's stronghold, to offset the Republican edge in the more contented upstate areas. The key votes belong to the two million upstate voters...

Author: By Milton S. Gwirtzman, | Title: The Campaign: I | 10/26/1954 | See Source »

No motion was even made to tender the organization's support to gubernatorial candidate Robert F. Murphy. Murphy has stated that he would refuse endorsement by the A.D.A. state organization. The H.L.U. membership contented itself with endorsing the candidacies of Democrat James Gardner for Congress in the 13th District, and...

Author: By Daniel A. Rezneok, | Title: HLU Refuses to Submit To Control of State ADA | 10/14/1954 | See Source »

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