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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Intrigued by the Israeli controversy over what is a Jew (TIME, July 28), wily, white-thatched Humorist Harry Hershfield, on a Jerusalem visit, supplied his own definition: "Someone with courage, faith, stamina and a sense of humor." His hoary example? "A philanthropist comes to the Negev and sees this poor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Aug. 4, 1958 | 8/4/1958 | See Source »

Network officials lay much of the blame on the obvious scapegoat: the recession. Late in hitting television (billings were actually up 13% for the first five months of 1958), the recession is now making many a sponsor juggle his advertising dollars, e.g., both Ford and Chrysler are cutting TV expenditures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Time on Their Hands | 7/28/1958 | See Source »

The big exceptions are autos and appliances. Despite the drastic production cutbacks in cars, customers are still buying new models for as little as $100 more than the cost to the dealer. In the appliance industry, said one General Electric man, the markdowns are so extreme that "you can now...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Holding the Price Line | 7/21/1958 | See Source »

If the U.S. increases its commitment (now $2.8 billion) to the fund, other nations with strong economic positions, such as Canada and West Germany, will also have to follow suit. West Germany still has the original fund quota of $330 million, which was fixed before the country's astonishing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: New Program for More Help & Less Aid | 7/21/1958 | See Source »

Three Generations. Norman Tishman took over as president after World War II (the company now has nine Tishmans ranging through three generations), devised a better way to finance his buildings. Irked by the necessity of tying up millions of dollars of company capital in buildings, he worked out a sale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REAL ESTATE: Toward the Millennium | 7/21/1958 | See Source »

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