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When recording stars do not exist, it is necessary for artists-and-repertory men to invent them. The newest, dewiest invention is a plump, pleasant-voiced 19-year-old named Jennie Smith. In the year and a half since she graduated from high school in Charleston. W. Va. (pop. 75,000), Jennie, who looks like the second-prettiest girl at a high-school prom, has taken on a new name (old one: Jo Ann Kristof), learned to gush cute quotes ("I'm crazy about mustard sandwiches ... I sing sad songs saddest when I'm happy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The New Canaries | 12/9/1957 | See Source »

...Missiles. All the experts agree that guided missiles make the most difficult problem that military scientists have tackled so far-more difficult even than atomic bombs. The program has already drained the country dry of specially qualified scientists. Every missile plant and laboratory has a welcome for the dewiest young technician. When large-scale production begins, the pinch will be even tighter. Some missilemen think that the Government should shut down the television industry to free electronic men for guided-missile work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Birds of Mars | 5/21/1951 | See Source »

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