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...crucial question for Africa: Will its nationalist explosions frighten away foreign investment capital? U.S. firms that cannot wait for all the returns to come in are answering the question with cautious optimism. In December, New York's First National City Bank, the nation's third largest, established its second branch south of the Sahara, in Johannesburg. The huge Chase Manhattan Bank has followed suit. Vice Chairman David Rockefeller, 43, just back from a five-week African tour, expects to open up other branches in South Africa. "After that, we will be thinking about moving into the Rhodesias...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFRICA: A Bet on the Future | 3/23/1959 | See Source »

...West, the Soviet boss felt called upon to resume his menace. He rose to make an impromptu speech. "Elbow us and we will break your elbow," he growled. "The Western countries who want to maintain the state of war do not want to secure peace. If you want to frighten us, all right, we are frightened. But do not go on frightening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: We Are In No Hurry | 3/16/1959 | See Source »

...Seventh Voyage of Sinbad. A film that should please as well as frighten the kiddy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Time Listings, Feb. 23, 1959 | 2/23/1959 | See Source »

...Seventh Voyage of Sinbad. Assorted monsters conspiring against humans in a film that should please as well as frighten the kiddy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Listings: Time Listings, Feb. 16, 1959 | 2/16/1959 | See Source »

...Egypt and Syria, are not nearly so serious as they have been made to seem, that in fact Nasser is using the Communist threat as 1) an excuse to put down honest Syrian disillusionment at the way the United Arab Republic is working out, and 2) a bogy to frighten Westerners so they will make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE MIDDLE EAST: Suez Settlement | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

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