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...authorized $750,000 to build an access road and other improvements at his Arlington grave site. In the last year, five and a half million visitors have filed quietly past his grave, not far from the eternal flame that commemorates his elder brother, whom he later joined in the pantheon of American leaders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anniversaries: R.F.K. Remembered | 6/6/1969 | See Source »

...Himalayan peaks and gorges have long been celebrated, but few outsiders realized that, tucked away in monasteries and temples, the Himalayas harbored other glories-those of a strangely distinctive art. Scholars knew that Himalayan art was an offshoot of the Indian tradition, centered on the Buddhist and Hindu pantheon of deities. But what they knew was mostly by repute, since few had the physical stamina or the political entree necessary to reach the remote valleys and high plateaus where the monasteries and temples were lodged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Styles: Perilous Pilgrimage | 2/14/1969 | See Source »

Peking's pantheon of "martyrs for the people" includes such mighty Maoists as Men Ho, who threw himself atop an exploding rocket; Ouyang Hai, dematerialized while shoving an ammunition cart out of the way of a train; and Liuying, trampled to death saving a group of children from stampeding horses. These stalwarts are celebrated in story and song throughout China as worthy examples for study and emulation. Recently, a new hero has joined the roster. His name is Chang Yu-liang, whose deed far beyond-and below-the call of duty began on the Dairen sports ground. Chang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: The Call of Mao | 2/7/1969 | See Source »

...Some day there will be a statue to Stokely Carmichael in the Pantheon of Urbanists," Rodwin said. "He deserves a lot of the credit for making people aware of the sensitive issues of urban affairs," Rodwin added...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Robert Wood Chosen Urban Studies Head | 1/9/1969 | See Source »

MISTER CORBETT'S GHOST by Leon Garfield (Pantheon, $3.50) is a weird story about spirits in a London apothecary shop, with chilling illustrations by Alan E. Cober...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Dec. 13, 1968 | 12/13/1968 | See Source »

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