Word: idea
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Western powers. The economic revival of Bizonia that followed currency reform (TIME, June 28) had no counterpart in the political field. The constitutional convention at Bonn was in deadlock. Cynicism and the old unwholesome, distorted German nationalism were spreading. More & more West German leaders were flirting with the idea of a deal with Russia...
...returned several times to Russia to lecture, most recently in 1946. He was, he thinks, one of the last U.S. scientists to visit the Soviet Union. He still feels that men of science are the best hope for bringing understanding between nations. But trying to peddle that idea in the U.S.S.R., he says, was like "a voice crying in the wilderness...
Living Jobs. Hustling, hard-driving Fred Bohen is a cheerful insomniac (he sometimes works until 4 a.m.) who likes to tackle tough advertising accounts himself, drops into retail stores to find out first-hand who is buying what, and barrages his staffs with ideas. He has also stopped the presses when struck by a better idea. But Bohen and Vice President Meredith (who helps manage the business side) usually let veteran Editor Frank McDonough, 43, run things...
...Knox College as farmhand and peddler. Soon after graduation, he landed a job as editor of a new Boston cycling magazine, the Wheelman, then moved to the staff of the Century Magazine. McClure tried to convince his Century bosses that they should branch out, left when they vetoed his idea and launched the first successful U.S. newspaper syndicate himself. In 1893, on $2,800 in profits from the syndicate and a borrowed stake, McClure started his magazine. At its peak in 1906, Steffens, Tarbell, and Baker walked out after an argument with the "mad genius," and took over the rival...
...Switzerland's Paul Klee. "I like them," says Rivera, "because I have an educated nose. But I don't confuse myself and my friends and the art critics with the millions. I myself have always wanted to paint for the millions-and so I stick to my idea of a clear, firm, simple and precise art that everyone can understand...