Word: magic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Wilson's appealing formula-self-determination for everybody-proved the magic wand that it once appeared. The cry of self-determination offers no solution to the problem of West Irian, where Indonesia and The Netherlands are disputing the mastery of savage peoples who have no ties with either the Javanese or the Dutch, yet are incapable of developing and ruling a nation in the modern world. It is scarcely any more helpful in Cyprus, where straightforward recourse to a plebiscite might well bring Greece and Turkey into an armed conflict that would destroy NATO's Eastern wing...
...reproduction of the moss garden of Kyoto's Saihoji monastery. While stationed at Johnson Air Base, near Tokyo, I used to know a patch of wood that resembled this garden. G.I.s living in my barracks walked through it to reach the service club. On the rainy, magic-like mornings of spring and summer, the spot was like another world. Most of us will never see Japan again, and many thousands of veterans, I'll wager, felt a lump in the throat while looking at your Art section...
...better world and give Heir Andrea a chance in this one, have sapped the prince's fibers; he pines feebly for "real" life. When the U.S. Army liberates the Ferentino village during World War II, Andrea's dream all but comes true: he flies away on a magic jeep as an Italian interpreter, worships the most ordinary G.I.s, shapes wonderful plans for starting a new life in Montana. With war's end Andrea's dream fades away, leaving him and Kitty to fall back into their old doldrums. This affecting little story is full of understanding...
...months, yet for President Eisenhower it symbolizes the nation's return to prosperity and happiness. The President is noted for his ability to generate confidence, but his speech last Wednesday was an unfortunate voyage into a never-never land of economic prognostication with no advice offered but these magic words, "Chins...
BILLION-DOLLAR CLUB will get its 44th member from U.S. industry: International Business Machines, whose 1957 sales jumped 36% to top the magic mark for first time. Earnings: $89.2 million...