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After two days of friendly conversation, they came to agreement on two major points: i) the U.S. would not pull out of Korea and France would fight on with stepped-up U.S. aid in Indo-China; 2) France would not back-pedal on European defense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Under Four Hats | 2/12/1951 | See Source »

Pride's Crossing-which closed at week's end-had moments of crude power and baleful atmosphere. But it was for the most part solemnly empty and luridly dull-all pedal and no piano...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Plays In Manhattan, Dec. 4, 1950 | 12/4/1950 | See Source »

...being lurid. And here, without the armor of style, he lunges out with every rusty saber of theatricalism. The Gioconda smile is rather a maniacal laugh. And the production-with Basil Rathbone hamming as the husband and Valerie Taylor brilliantly overacting as the woman scorned-adds thumping the pedal to banging the keys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Play in Manhattan, Oct. 16, 1950 | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

...Oldtime circusgoers recall other such acts where performers used bicycles (a harder trick, since they had to pedal to get the momentum). But the sphere, although elevated, was not split...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 19, 1950 | 6/19/1950 | See Source »

...Sport Shirts. By then Las Vegas' wealthy wives were out buying $500 Hattie Carnegie gowns for the opening, and movie stars, gamblers, tourists and hundreds of plain Nevada citizens were poised for the great invasion. When they surged in on opening night, wearing everything from mink capes to pedal pushers, from dinner jackets to sport shirts, they found that Wilbur had not disappointed them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Wilbur's Dream Joint | 5/8/1950 | See Source »

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