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Tremendous Humbug. The man who challenged the masters was short-legged, plump and swarthy, with violently staring eyes. He wore his hair in bangs to conceal two hornlike protuberances that jutted from his forehead. Contemporaries noted that there was something catlike in his manners, his wit and his sulks. Wrote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Emancipator | 12/7/1962 | See Source »

Nothing Artful. There was nothing artful about the Packers. Green Bay simply demolished its opponents. Coach Vince Lombardi sent in Guard Jerry Kramer to take over Hornung's place-kicking chores: Kramer booted five field goals in six tries and 16 straight extra points. Throwing the ball just often...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Head Knocker | 11/16/1962 | See Source »

Potentially, it could bring big trouble. As passed, it establishes a three-legged "national committee" with the job of ruling on how much of a company's profits the stockholders should keep and how much should go to the workers. The committee would be composed of government, management and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico: How Much Profit? | 9/21/1962 | See Source »

A stableboy rushed up with Russell's crutches, and bare-legged chorus girls swarmed around his sulky. "How's your ankle?" Illinois Governor Otto Kerner asked solicitously. Replied happy Hambletonian Winner Russell, contemplating his 10% cut of A.C.'s Viking's $62,854 purse: "I forgot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Star over Da Quoin | 9/7/1962 | See Source »

Lasting Effect. The show closes at the end of August, but a number of souvenirs will remain in Spoleto as a permanent reminder of the summer when 106 works by 52 sculptors enlivened its streets and piazzas. David Smith has donated a circle pierced by a swirling, wavelike bar, supported...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: A Town Full of Sculpture | 8/24/1962 | See Source »

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