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Word: exchangees (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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The Path Down. In his early days, Rojas' peacemaking might have worked. After he overthrew Dictator Laureano Gómez in 1953, he was hailed as the savior of Colombia. But one year later Rojas' tragic flaw-the strongman's inability to accept criticism-began to show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COLOMBIA: The Strongman Falls | 5/20/1957 | See Source »

In choosing the capital site on the island of Trinidad, a special committee spent more than two months touring the island, finally selected the inactive U.S. Naval Base on Chaguaramas Bay, eight miles from Port of Spain on the island's northwest tip. The site was one of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEST INDIES: Trappings of Nationhood | 5/20/1957 | See Source »

Bidding Premier Kishi a cheery "Come down and see us some time," Pig Iron Bob started back to Canberra. "Most exhausting journey I have ever undertaken," he told reporters. "Hope I never have anything like that again." But there was wisdom in his genial candor. Said he, urging a study...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRALIA: Speaking in the Broad | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

Toward the Double Bass. The new concerto is a close collaboration between Piatigorsky's Russian ebullience and Walton's polite English diligence. Composer Walton started his work two years ago on the Italian island of Ischia, but he and Piatigorsky, then touring the U.S. and Asia, kept in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Grischa & Sir William | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

In the square of the city of Prato (pop. 30,586), a few miles outside Florence, stands the statue of a 14th century merchant dressed in flowing robes and holding a sheaf of bills of exchange. The merchant's name is Francesco di Marco Datini, and he is still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: For God & Profit | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

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