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...been the first fallout-producing nuclear tests of 1963 on either side of the Iron Curtain, they hardly warranted the Russian outbursts. Of the three explosions, only two would have been nuclear (the other test was to have employed a conventional chemical explosive), and they would have been fire-crackerish as nuclear tests go. The fallout would have been confined to the vicinity of the test site...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign Relations: A Three-Test Ban | 5/24/1963 | See Source »

...quavering, crackerish voice took up the tale: "Today I live at the Mississippi State Hospital in Jackson. Doctors there say I am about 70 years old. ... I am almost bald, and what hair I have is grey. ... I am five feet seven inches tall, and weigh 145 Ibs. My doctor believes I was well educated . . . and I am sure I was once familiar with financial statements. . . . I can identify unusual plants by their botanical names. . . . Also I remember the rules of complicated card games like bridge. "Gradually I have recalled several places where I have been. ... I remember best Pensacola...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Schmalz | 1/30/1939 | See Source »

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