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Cortege of Survivors. A helicopter carried the body to army headquarters at Ibagué, where 25,000 people passed by the litter to stare and make sure that Sangre Negra was really dead. The corpse was then helicoptered to four other mountain towns for display. At last, he was buried in an unmarked grave. Soldiers acted as pallbearers, and the survivors of the Totarito massacre marched behind in a bitter cortege...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombia: Death of Black Blood | 5/8/1964 | See Source »

...over the defense lines Goulart had set up outside Rio and took over the city behind them. Within the city, Goulart's archenemy, Carlos Lacerda, had manned the governor's palace with 500 state troopers and barricaded it with 20 city garbage trucks still bearing an anti-litter slogan: "HELP US. WE ARE CLEANING UP THE CITY." When the tide turned against Jango, Lacerda went on television to proclaim emotionally, "God has taken pity on the people. God is good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazil: Goodbye to Jango | 4/10/1964 | See Source »

March arrives not unlamblike and juice quickens, ubiquitously. In the highlands, in the islands, lullabylands, litter and debris rustle gently. Water begins to flow. Sinks come unclogged. There is dancing on the hills. Dark stillness thwarts the pulsing shmulsing, but soon enough another dawn spreads her rosy fingers out against the frozen ozone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: March of the 'Times' | 3/2/1964 | See Source »

Home-town officiating helped Cornell play on even terms with the Crimson for most of the game. As usual, Gene Kinasewich was the chief target of the referees' whistles and the fans' abuse, as he received eight minutes in penalties and was pelted with litter while in the penalty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hockey Varsity Edges Cornell, 4-3; Ornery Fans Give Crimson Trouble | 1/13/1964 | See Source »

...lurching subway car on New York's ancient IRT line was a meticu lous replica of the real thing, complete with dirty windows and a scurfy litter of candy wrappers on the floor. It had been built from plans furnished by the New York Transit Authority, and set up in a Brooklyn studio for a Du Pont Show of the Week play called "Ride with Terror," by Nicholas Baehr...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Subways Are for Stabbing | 12/13/1963 | See Source »

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