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Word: dollarses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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In a barren place surrounded by the lush abundance of California's San Joaquin Valley live the 300 Negro men, women and children of Teviston. Most of the family heads went to the valley from Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas some 20 years ago as migrant farm workers, pinched their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: The Gift | 12/28/1959 | See Source »

Red China has played it both ways. In the first flush of conquering the mainland, the Reds championed the Overseas Chinese and even allotted them 30 seats in the National People's Congress at Peking. The hua-chiao were called "the endeared children of the Chinese nation" and were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ASIA: The Sojourners | 12/21/1959 | See Source »

SEOUL--Government officials say South Korea is expected to ask the Development Loan Fund for $3,900,000 to help build Seoul's first subway. The Transportation Ministry says total cost of the proposed subway would be 25 million dollars.

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Huge Crowd Honors Eisenhower; President to Leave India Today | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

In turn, Americans are outgrowing the compulsion to lecture Indians endlessly and to demand profuse gratitude for favors given. Wrote an Indian editor: "Americans have conducted themselves with an unusual dignity over India's breach with China. They have successfully resisted the temptation of crowing-at least in public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: The Shade of the Big Banyan | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

Warned by the Better Business Bureau, police forwarded photos of two Lass "Picassos" to Picasso himself, and the master labeled both fakes. Museum experts declared the older pictures largely student efforts, with signatures clumsily painted in. The Lasses stood firm under fire, protesting that an international art cartel was out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Rich No More | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

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