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...Would we do anything at all if that fear ever disappeared?" she asked. "Are we not, in fact, trying to find solutions to so many things because we really don't want to be bothered at all? May not our frantic desire for solutions work against the real patience needed for long-range negotiations...

Author: By John G. Wofford, | Title: Miss Ward Urges West to Take Lead in Easing World Tensions | 2/26/1957 | See Source »

...bewildered movieman. "This looks political to me." But he kept his cameras grinding. At last, as suddenly as it had begun, the disturbance was over, and the frenzied crowd disappeared from the square, leaving behind them a cloud of yellow dust kicked up by the stamping of thousands of frantic feet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH VIET NAM: The Disquieted Americans | 2/25/1957 | See Source »

...strong clue. Dr. Thigpen asked to speak to Eve White. As the two doctors describe the incident: "Jane's neck stiffened abruptly ... A wild light of terror glinted in her eyes. The features . . . had contorted to unrecognizable chaos. Staring now in glassy horror . . . she suddenly cried out in frantic, shattered tones: 'Mother! Oh Mother! Don't make me! Don't! Don't! I can't do it. I can't.' Seizing her head at the temples with both hands, she began a banshee's scream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: All About Eve | 2/18/1957 | See Source »

...best popular song around, though, is Mickey and Sylvia's "Love is Strange" with intriguing lyrics and an exceptionally frantic instrumental background of electric guitar notes effectively capture the spirit of the age. Songs with more --- lyrics are Hadda Brook's "Old Man River" and Bob Cort's "It takes a Worried Man to Sing a Worried Blues...

Author: By Bryce E. Nelson, | Title: Popular Music Today | 2/13/1957 | See Source »

Although much of the dissatisfaction can be attributed to this frantic need to prove virility, this year's carnival was hampered by natural conditions. It was very, very cold at the outdoor events, and there was no snow for the scenery, sculpturing, or skiing until Saturday afternoon...

Author: By Bryce E. Nelson, | Title: The Perennial Function | 2/12/1957 | See Source »

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