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Three Heads to Order. To make a two-headed monster, Dr. Wolff lets the embryo develop normally for two or three days. Then he makes a microscopic slice in the part that will grow into the chick's head. Three-headed monsters can be made in this way. So...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Monster Maker | 7/22/1957 | See Source »

"Why do people make allegations that I am going Communist?" When he put this rhetorical question to a Javanese audience a few weeks ago, Indonesia's President Sukarno knew the answer as well as his critics. Ever since he unveiled his konsepsi to turn the Republic of Indonesia into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: The Smile That Pays | 7/8/1957 | See Source »

The count was two and two. Spraddle-legged in the batter's box, Yankee Shortstop Gil McDougald figured he was going to have to swing on the next one. In the split second that it takes a ball to travel 60 ft. 6 in. from the pitcher's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Fastest & Finest | 5/20/1957 | See Source »

Twentieth century architects have managed to clean up much of the clutter inside and outside their buildings, but one spot has been missed: the area below the knees. This point came forcibly to Architect Eero Saarinen's attention about five years ago, when he "suddenly noticed that even the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Dining on a Stem | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

Prison Is a Treat. When he got to New Guinea, he reported that the natives are utterly baffled when they are jailed for wrongdoing: "Prison is a treat. They get three square meals a day and interesting work to do." One slide showed a long-legged white bird that had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Fella Belong Mrs. Queen | 4/15/1957 | See Source »

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