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Greeting Mr. Sam later, three-year-old Caroline observed that "you haven't got a hair on your head." Replied Mr. Sam: he hoped Caroline would do as well with all her locks as he had done with no hair. Caroline seemed satisfied with that, and then sought out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The President-Elect: Boundless & Endless | 1/2/1961 | See Source »

The Smith appointment was a real shocker for Massachusetts Democratic regulars. Affable Ben Smith, 44, was not a real member of party inner circles, though he had helped Kennedy out during the primary campaigns, and had no demonstrable capacity to be an effective U.S. Senator. His principal qualification seemed to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Family Planning | 1/2/1961 | See Source »

While Havana undergoes its trial by bomb, another city, 200 miles across the Florida Straits, has become a Cuban refugee camp. By fishing boat and by yacht, by commercial airliner or hijacked plane, an estimated 500 Cubans each day are now fleeing Castro's Cuba, and most of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hemisphere: They Would Be Free | 12/12/1960 | See Source »

The pair was oddly matched. The volatile Young sniffed out the big financial game and was generally credited with Alleghany's success or failure. But cautious Kirby made the final decisions-because he had the money. Since Young perpetually in motion, they usually conferred long distance by phone were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Proxy Fighter by Proxy | 12/12/1960 | See Source »

Tycoon Kirby keeps a close watch on Alleghany's nickels and dimes. He often hefts the mail sent by subordinates to see if they have used unnecessary postage, shoots thema stiff A.P.K. reprimand if they have. As a hobby he collects, appropriately enough dime novels, e.g., the Liberty Boys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Proxy Fighter by Proxy | 12/12/1960 | See Source »

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