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Dates: during 1950-1959
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The story describes a Civil War episode in which a small Union garrison, perched alone in the borax wastes of the Arizona Territory, must guard itself from a restless crowd of Confederate prisoners within and from a cruel horde of Mescalero Indians without. A romantic fifth column is also on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Rough on the Redskins | 12/14/1953 | See Source »

"Ever since Eve offered Adam the apple," said she, "men have been unable to forgive us for being the first to discover the delights brought by the knowledge of good and evil. Women's rights is an unpopular theme, especially among mediocre men . . . When we ask for freedom, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Woman's Day? | 12/7/1953 | See Source »

Briefcase barnstorming shows every sign of growing still more. What was once the "president's plane" has become a management taxi for practically everybody. And after a company buys one plane, perhaps a Piper Tri-Pacer, it often moves up to a larger Beech Twin-Bonanza. The second just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FLYING BOSSES: The Rise of Briefcase Barnstorming | 11/30/1953 | See Source »

Foreign producers get another shock when they discover that the cost of distributing goods in the U.S. is considerably higher than in Europe. And because the American market is so big and active, the seller must make more noise with ads to be heard at all. Many foreign producers are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: FOREIGN GOODS | 11/23/1953 | See Source »

After the deadline, McDermott and his staff sort the envelops by class. Almost never does he discover an incorrectly filled out request or an envelope containing the wrong amount of change. "We're very proud of the student body; they handle it very maturely," he remarks.

Author: By Richard A. Burgheim, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 11/17/1953 | See Source »

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