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...prize surprise proposal brought howls of laughter from both sides of the House. He proposed a new ?1 bond, which would pay no interest at all. Instead, the interest would be put in a pool, and every three months the holder would stand a chance of winning up to $2,800 tax-free in a lottery held by the government. Anticipating moral objections, Macmillan insisted: "This is not gambling, for the subscriber cannot lose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: A Flutter on Harold | 4/30/1956 | See Source »

...Advocate, we have a crazy international gang," Dave notes with understandable pride. "We really aren't looking for the conventional people who don't like our prices. There's a market for what we serve, you know." says Dave, who has no beard but who does have a cigarette holder...

Author: By Gavin R. W. scott, | Title: Cafe Capriccio | 4/10/1956 | See Source »

Weightman Pete Harpel turned in the finest performance for the Crimson, placing fourth among a star-studded 16-pound hammer field. American record-holder Harold Connolly unleashed a toss of 201 feet, 1 inch to lead a field which included former record-holder Bob Backus and Stew Thompson, ex-Yale star...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Relay Team Fifth in Quantico Meet; Harpel Finishes Fourth in Hammer | 4/10/1956 | See Source »

...others: Second Lieut. Laszlo Tabori, 24, who shares the 1,500-meter record with Iharos; Captain Istvan Rozavolgyi, 26, 2,000-meter record holder; Textile Factory Worker Jozsef Kovacs, 29, who has tied the world record at 10,000 meters; Budapest Fireman Lajos Szentgali, 23, 800-meter specialist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Five Comrades | 4/9/1956 | See Source »

...endowed chair for a professorship in dramatic arts should be established at Harvard, with the holder of the chair also the chairman of the theatre program and the director of the Harvard Theatre. The report also suggested that a second faculty member be appointed to serve as a designer-technician "to aid in maintaining a high quality of theatre...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Committee Proposes $6.5 Million Expansion in Visual Arts Program | 4/9/1956 | See Source »

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