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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...issue of prostitution brought a vociferous division between respectable citizens and those who gain from Pnompenh's attractions as a wide-open city (Madame Choum intends to enlarge the city's finest brothel, now that Saigon has been shut down as a sin capital). The distinguished wife of a provincial governor snatched the microphone from Norodom's hands and told the congress: "Let's face the truth. We know it's impossible to suppress effectively prostitution in our country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: Government by the People | 1/16/1956 | See Source »

...biggest private bank, had the biggest profit of all. It went into 1956 with resources of $9.7 billion, earnings of $66 million, both at all-time peaks. Another record-breaker: Armour & Co., after a slump in 1954, pushed to a $10.1 million profit in 1955 for a 549% gain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Onward | 1/16/1956 | See Source »

...club was born when several freshmen who had played bit parts in the HDC production of Macbeth thought they would benefit by the experience which they could gain in a production of their own, and spoke to John A. Ballard, proctor in Thayer Hall, who agreed to help them get started...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '59 Actors Form Initial Freshman Dramatic Group | 1/13/1956 | See Source »

Throughout the game Matthews showed a greater ability both to shoot and to gain control of the ball. Led by James, the team sank a much higher percentage of penalty shots than did Mower. Matthews' tight defense kept Mower scoring down to three points to only three points in the game's second period...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Matthews N. Defeats Mower | 1/13/1956 | See Source »

Mower topped the American league by crushing Straus North, 39 to 7, while third place Grays upset second place Weld South, 48 to 31, to gain a tie for the runner-up slot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Matthews N., Mower Win League Crowns | 1/10/1956 | See Source »

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