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"Hatching Cunning Schemes." The climax of the hate campaign came with an address given by Khrushchev to the workers of the Elektrosila factory in Leningrad, and broadcast nationally. Khrushchev accused Malenkov, Molotov and Kaganovich of "hatching cunning schemes" to obtain "key positions in the party," and called Shepilov "a most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Struggle & the Victory | 7/15/1957 | See Source »

"Your Iron Curtain." They warmed him up with questions on Soviet agriculture. A Foreign Ministry interpreter at his side whispered the questions in Russian, and another off-screen kept a sentence behind him in English over his electronically muted replies. Khrushchev, who has never appeared on Russian TV, sat calmly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Television, Jun. 10, 1957 | 6/10/1957 | See Source »

It was the cunning of Joe Welch that ultimately led to McCarthy's undoing in the public eye. Toward the end of the hearing a caged McCarthy attacked Lawyer Welch's young associate for once having belonged to the National Lawyers Guild. Slowly Joe Welch turned to McCarthy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SENATE: The Passing of McCarthy | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

On the loose. New York's "Mad Bomber" was the terror of the city and the darling of crime reporters as he planted his homemade pipe-and-powder bombs in theaters and public buildings. Once captured, he turned out to be quiet, round-faced George Metesky, a 54-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: The Mad Bomber | 4/29/1957 | See Source »

As if 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...

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

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