Word: june
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Flanked by his task force of high-priced pressagents and lawyers, Boston Millionaire Bernard Goldfine made a big headline decision during congressional committee hearings last summer on his dealings with Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams (TIME, June 23, 1958 et seq.). He would refuse to tell the Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight about cash withdrawals of $104,973 from two of his tangled companies on the ground that the questions were not pertinent. Congress slapped him with a contempt charge...
...that of Crichel Down, where a farmer defied the War Department's right in time of peace to hold onto land commandeered in time of war. or pleads for a Mrs. Christos, who went to jail for earning milk money for her children while on the dole (TIME, June 15). But often an M.P. has either too much work or not enough spunk to see an issue through, and the press is quick to shift to fresher news...
Yemen. Temporarily in charge of the reform-minded Prince Badr (TIME, June 29) while his father, the gory Imam, is off in Rome. Chances are that when papa returns shortly, things will go from Badr to worse...
During its six years (146 shows) on TV, the Steel Hour (produced by the Theatre Guild) has pulled the same trick more often than its competitors like to remember. And more often than not, its secret has been good actors, live performances. Last week it was June Havoc as Momma, Edward Andrews as Dad, and Jane Withers as Momma's sister, who put a lively kick into Pink Burro. In the past, Tallulah Bankhead, Ethel Merman, Maurice Evans, Helen Hayes and Julie Harris handled similar chores. No one on the Steel Hour sees any reason to search...
Mice & Men. Inspired by these gains, researchers decided that no bottle on the chemists' shelves should be left unturned. Under the leadership of Director Cornelius P. Rhoads (TIME cover, June 27, 1949), Sloan-Kettering had already begun down-the-line testing, and by nowr has gone through 20,000 compounds. But 100,000 more are available, and as many more can easily be synthesized or extracted from plants, fungi and antibiotic "beers." This was a nationwide job for NCI. Along with a score of private institutes and university laboratories, the chemical and drug industries were enlisted: Brooklyn...