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...cold, bone-dry martini with lemon peel. An animated party of four came in and sat down at the next table. The handsome man shifted uneasily. Beads of sweat pebbled his forehead as he stole a shy half-glance at the strangers. Abruptly, like a swimmer surfacing for a gasp of air, he got up, grabbed his drink and pivoted toward an untenanted dining area in the rear, taking his tablemates in tow with the muttered words: "Let's eat in the back and get away from these people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Hermit of Lambertville | 9/2/1957 | See Source »

...faced Moses in managing the Exodus. There is a similar effort involved in keeping up morale and discipline. There is the same need to dispel almost universal fear of death from thirst or privation. There are those brave, tragic figures who collapse by the side of the road and gasp: 'Go on without me. I can't make it.'" But millions of boys wore their fleur-de-lis emblems proudly, millions of parents watched astonished as their sons developed knowledge and skills never taught in schools, and the international motto "Be Prepared" became a household phrase...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Loyal, Helpful, Kind ... | 7/22/1957 | See Source »

...shocked hearing room, Fred Loomis' statement brought an incredulous gasp from Committee Chairman John McClellan. "His conscience?" he asked. Replied Loomis with utter finality: "His conscience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: His Majesty the Wheel | 5/20/1957 | See Source »

...Dudley tower, however, has no relation to Georgian aesthetics, but represents one final last gasp of the dying radio industry. WHRB began tests of FM broadcasting last night, and orgies are scheduled to begin in ten days at 107.1 on frequency modulated dial...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHRB Tower Rises On Dudley Hall Roof | 5/1/1957 | See Source »

...Gali and six other members of the Domonkos hospital group, the sentence was prison. For Ilona Toth and two of her companions, including the one who helped hold AVH man Kollar, the sentence was death. As the word fell from the judge's lips, there was a gasp from the 400 spectators in the courtroom. The judge threatened to clear the court. Tommy-gun-toting guards edged forward. This was Kadar's Hungary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HUNGARY: The Case Against Freedom | 4/22/1957 | See Source »

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