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...first journey Barnabas and Paul left Antioch together to carry the Gospel to other cities of the Greek world. At Paphos, on the island of Cyprus, they were invited to preach before the Roman proconsul, Sergius Paulus, whose court magician set to heckling the two missionaries. At that, Paul turned on the man and denounced him so eloquently that Proconsul Paulus was converted, and his magician, according to Acts, went blind. After that encounter, Paul seems to have changed his name to its Roman form and become leader of the mission; the author of Acts begins to refer to Paul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: More Than Conquerors | 4/18/1960 | See Source »

...Hill, the brassiest to-baccoon of all time, dreamed up the slogan "It's toasted" for Lucky Strike?even though all tobacco went through the same toasting process. Reynolds struck back with "I'd walk a mile for a Camel," scoffed at Luckies' "toasted" claim with ads showing a magician sawing a girl in half and captioned, "It's fun to be fooled; it's more fun to know." George Washington Hill, the prototype of the dictatorial sponsor in The Hucksters, was not a man to be outshouted; he pushed into the industry lead once more in the early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOBACCO: The Controversial Princess | 4/11/1960 | See Source »

...Magician (Swedish). Also under the eye and hand of Ingmar Bergman, a magician of the 19th century comes alive to haunt audiences of the 20th...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Listings: CINEMA | 4/11/1960 | See Source »

...Magician (Swedish). Also under the eye and hand of Ingmar Bergman, a magician of the 19th century comes alive to haunt audiences of the 20th...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Time Listings, Apr. 4, 1960 | 4/4/1960 | See Source »

...Magician (Swedish). A magician of the 19th century, under the eye and hand of Writer-Director Ingmar Bergman, comes alive on film to haunt audiences of the 20th...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA,TELEVISION,THEATER,BOOKS: Off Broadway | 3/28/1960 | See Source »

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