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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Several weeks ago Congress, in a tidy-up move, voted to scuttle the Tombstone Law, and the special privilege it gave to the Navy Department. Since then, a couple of dozen Navy captains and five rear admirals have put in for retirement before Nov. 1. when the Tombstone Law goes out of operation. And last week three of the U.S. Marine Corps' four top officers decided that they too should depart before the deadline. The three, all lieutenant generals: Vernon E. Megee, 59, commanding the Fleet Marine Forces in the Pacific; Edwin A. Pollock, 60, commanding...
...surprise, the festival's standout was the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Blending classical and jazz traditions with a masterful touch, Milhaud-trained Pianist Brubeck (TIME cover, Nov. 8, 1954) and his mates (Eugene Wright on bass, Joe Morello on drums, Paul Desmond on alto sax) made each number sound like a theme and variations. The quartet usually started with well-known tunes (These Foolish Things, St. Louis Blues), then varied the tempo (from 4/4 to 5/4 and back to 3/4) as it injected its own sometimes loud, sometimes soft designs. The solo lead flew like a badminton bird from...
...Russian tank columns moved to crush the revolution of October 1956, Pal Kosa opposed them. He led a crowd of fellow workers in overthrowing the Soviet war memorial in Ujpest, helped keep resistance going in his suburb long after the fighting had ceased throughout most of the country. On Nov. 12, Pal Kosa was captured by the vengeful puppet government of Janos Kadar...
RAIL STRIKE INSURANCE pact is virtually certain of adoption by major railroad managements in preparation for negotiating the new long-term contracts in autumn. Plan is similar in principle to airlines' strike pact (TIME, Nov. 10), would insure strikebound railroads for up to $600,000 per day to cover all fixed operating expenses...
...Nov. 1958 Nixon 38% Rockefeller 46% No Choice...