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Charles Francis Jr. was an Adams who spent his life refusing to conform. Edward Kirkland, professor emeritus of American history at Bowdoin College, deftly exposes the reasons why. He concludes that while Adams is little remembered today, he was the most brilliant Adams of a generation in which the family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Irascible Patrician | 1/21/1966 | See Source »

Flowered spikes of lavender blossoms give the water hyacinth a distinctly delicate air. But no aquatic plant is healthier or hardier. Few multiply as fast; in the summer months in the tropics, the hyacinth doubles its number once every 30 days. The plant is so prolific that once it takes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Plants: Beautiful Nuisance | 7/16/1965 | See Source »

"I hope," the priest said, "there's lighting control in all the rooms." "No," Babcock answered, "just in the halls." "And no window," a lady in a flowered hat said, shaking her head. "How do you like this view," Babcock asked, after descending a few floors. "As you can see...

Author: By Nancy Moran, | Title: Ed School's 'Castle' Receives Its First Visitors | 6/17/1965 | See Source »

In fact, the 132 languages of the Indo-European family, among them most of the voices of Europe, flowered from the same ancestral roots. Their surface differences conceal a multitude of bonds, which, once recognized, can ease the monolingual traveler's way through the multilingual maze. This fascinating and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Passport to Languages | 4/2/1965 | See Source »

Brassières like Maidenform's nylon net ($4) and Vanity Fair's stretch band ($4) are every bit as rudimentary as Rudi's: they may get by splayed out on a department-store counter, but displayed-even on 100% synthetic mannequins-in show windows, they are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: The Facts of the Matter | 3/19/1965 | See Source »

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