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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that provocative grande dame among U.S. cities and made a worried diagnosis: the old lady was dangerously ill with municipal thrombosis, high blood pressure and cancer. Morrison set out to cure all three and rejuvenate her as well. Last week, celebrating his eleventh anniversary as mayor by dedicating an eleven-story, $8,000,000, glass-and-class city hall, "Chep" Morrison, 45, proudly and properly declared his girl well out of danger and enjoying a new uplift from skyline to dockside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Uplift for the Grande Dame | 5/20/1957 | See Source »

...first time in eleven years there is every reason to take the Russian proposal seriously. Considering the improvement in the Communist attitude towards disarmament, the Supreme Soviet's call for a conference no longer seems completely suspect. Although the Administration, which is deeply committed to the tests, may fail to respond to the Kremlin's challenge, the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy should not let the opportunity pass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bombs Away | 5/14/1957 | See Source »

Richards had piled up a remarkable record during his harddriving, eight-week trip. Of the 13 countries he visited, eleven wholeheartedly bought into the doctrine or registered their general approval. Among the outright subscribers are the four Baghdad Pact members (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan) and Greece. Saudi Arabia, with Lebanon, Libya and Ethiopia, have signed policy declarations expressing opposition to international Communism. Afghanistan, more circumspect because of neighboring Russia, welcomed the overall U.S. objective in the Middle East-national independence and economic betterment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Mission Completed | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

...transfer to Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. Last week a report sent by Bennett to Attorney General Herbert Brownell showed that Green has not changed at all: he had been caught organizing a major escape from The Rock. In the prison's history there have been only eleven major escape attempts, none successful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRISONS: The Rock Holds | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

Eight months ago Diem issued executive decrees disbarring Chinese and other foreigners from eleven lines of business, proclaimed 500,000 Viet Nam-born Chinese males (known as "uncles") forthwith Vietnamized, and commanded them to take new names. South Viet Nam's Chinese, one of Southeast Asia's most outspokenly anti-Communist communities, reacted promptly. Some Chinese businessmen simply took in a Vietnamese partner as a cover, stayed right on in business. But many others, partly from pride, partly because they thought Diem was bluffing, decided to hold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH VIET NAM: 500,000 Uncles | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

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