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...Last fortnight, as the Momitas were on their way to Los Angeles to see their children, a speeding auto sideswiped them, killed Helen and sent Harry to the hospital with cuts, bruises and shock. As he lay there last week, "not caring whether I lived or died," Calipatria's Mayor Ed Rademacher marched in with a group of friends and quietly asked for the keys to the drugstore. "We're going to keep it running for you," he announced, "and a lot of people have volunteered to help." The druggist from neighboring Brawley called up to say that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: High-Flying Flag | 10/21/1957 | See Source »

...fortnight ago when the Stockholm Church Meeting - 43 clergy, 57 lay members including 2 women - took a vote on the matter, the proposal was defeated by almost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Small War in Sweden | 10/21/1957 | See Source »

When the Swiss government tried to bring the U.S. before the United Nations International Court of Justice at The Hague a fortnight ago, it hoped that the court would decide who owns General Aniline & Film Corp., the huge chemical firm that has been a bone of contention ever since World War II, when it was seized by the U.S. as enemy property (TIME, Oct. 14). The Swiss claim that the stock of the $163 million company rightfully belongs to Switzerland's Interhandel holding company, which ran General Aniline before World War II. The U.S. insists that Interhandel was merely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOVERNMENT: No Case | 10/21/1957 | See Source »

...repeat it now.'' One cogent reason was a stronger British trade surplus than expected, equivalent to $600 million in the year ended June 30, against previous official predictions of $350 million. Even at the risk of unemployment from the tightening of money by the Bank of England fortnight ago, said Thorneycroft, Britain will defend the proud pound. To add to her resources, she will draw down a $500 million credit from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, can also call on her $738.5 million stand-by credit from the Monetary Fund...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WORLD TRADE: Hold That Line | 10/7/1957 | See Source »

Texas & Wyoming. The Ohio well-and possibly a big new field-was the third brought in by Benedum companies in a month. Fortnight ago, near Gillette, Wyo., the three Benedum companies (Penn-Ohio Gas, Hiawatha Oil & Gas, Benedum-Trees Co), that hit in Ohio also brought in another promising oil pool on a 90,000-acre leasehold of virgin oil land, pumped an initial 350 bbl. daily and are now drilling a second well. Last week, in Brooks County, Texas, still another well came in for the same three outfits, this one capable of producing 30 million to 40 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: Triple Play | 10/7/1957 | See Source »

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