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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Douglas' DC-8). That the J57 and J75 had passed with flying colors was fine for Pratt & Whitney. But it was one more blow to the rest of the troubled U.S. air-craft-engine industry. In a few short years, the five well-matched big companies that had competed for the jet market have been narrowed to Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Aircraft Co. Said a top Defense Department official: "It's a short, sad story. Pratt & Whitney has the best engines, and that is what we have got to have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: Rough Engines | 3/25/1957 | See Source »

...aspect. The goddess indicates by her overlong eyes, high-arched brows and attenuated fingers, touching in prayer or greeting, the inner spiritual tension meant to guide the viewer in his devotions. For the Indian sculptor, such works of art were a combination of ritual and magic that made his craft a profoundly religious calling. Says Philadelphia's Indian Art Curator Stella Kramrisch: "The many gods of India would have no existence on earth were it not for their portraits in stone and bronze, and their temples...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: SCULPTURE OF INDIA | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

...this were not bad enough, the Senator's plot will deal a vicious blow to the chipmunks, who are already struggling to the limits of their tiny, furry little paws against snakes, hawks, foxes, and, worst of all, weasels. The cunning craft of the Senator stands stark before us when we recall that he posed, but a few short months ago, as the friend of the White House squirrels who used to frolic carefree before the lawn became the thirteenth green...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mercy | 3/14/1957 | See Source »

PILOTLESS LANDING systems are in sight for nation's commercial and military aircraft. New robot system developed by Bell Aircraft Corp. electronically "locks in" plane's controls in the air, uses radio-radar-computer ground unit to ease in craft for three-point landing. Developed for Navy, system has gone through 1,200 successful test landings and Bell says it will make possible entirely automatic landings in any weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Clock, Mar. 11, 1957 | 3/11/1957 | See Source »

...this theatre renaissance is that it has remained exclusive to New York. There are very few top-notch small theatre groups except for those associated with Universities in any other part of the country. This is to be expected, for actors, like everyone else, need a community where their craft is accepted and respected. Theatre is a business that depends on continually making new contacts which are not usually available outside of New York...

Author: By Gerald E. Bunker, | Title: Off-Broadway | 3/1/1957 | See Source »

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