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...million televiewers who saw him conquer an adman's dream of Everest, Dick McCutchen proved a perfect dish. Shaken well, he had the drawling deference of a vintage Jimmy Stewart, the nerve of a riverboat gambler, and the Montezuman morale of a Marine. Not the least, he had an astronomical gastronomical education, inherited from his globetrotting naval-officer father, who has spent years accumulating exotic recipes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED SERVICES: Semper Chow | 9/26/1955 | See Source »

...interior of each of its five cars is carried out in a different period design, reflecting the Montezuman glory of ancient Mexico, the rich transition styles, and finally the highly futuristic treatment of contemporary Mexican artists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Presidential Trains | 5/9/1927 | See Source »

...place not much different from that which it might hold in a Confucian, Shinto, Brahman, or pagan country. For Mexico is obsessed by Aztec nationalism, by a desire to extirpate the religion of those who brought her both Christianity and European civilization, and to exalt the memory of the Montezuman emperors. This campaign has culminated in a feeling that the Roman Church is antinational. This is the reason why we need expect no Mexican, whether Indian or non-Indian, to become a martyr for his faith. It explains, furthermore, why the extraordinarily complex religious situation has not aroused the people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Mexico Observed | 8/23/1926 | See Source »

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