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...generally accepted that a part of the Eisenhower popularity is derived from this acceptance. All this does not prove that Eisenhower can't be defeated in 1956. But it does prove that there is more flexibility in American democracy than our critics give us credit for. All political phenomena have a biographical pinnacle and a social and economic base. The biographical pinnacle of the Eisenhower phenomenon presents us with Eisenhower's personal appeal to the voters. But the political and social base of the phenomenon consists of the reluctant conversion of the U.S. business community to the revolution...
...interesting phenomena are the two young ladies whose voices are pitched lower than most of the men's. Patricia Hess, as a friend of Amaryliss-Ann, applies her tonal qualities in a manner to give added gusto to the song "Snake Oil." An exotic Radcliffe enticer, Sheila Tobias whirls through "Mink on My Mind." Miss Tobias is smooth with her lines, although she appeared slightly embarrassed while enclosed in a barrel...
Finally, Cimbe, another Haitian god, came to her in the dark of the night and told her to come back to Haiti immediately. Mrs. Garrett was more mystified than ever by all these phenomena, but she obeyed Cimbe and returned to her old haunts. The Unga, or Witch Doctor, introduced her to another god, Papabidigri, and everything was all right again...
...film is a striking case for the necessity of government assistance in preserving our natural resources and in assisting homeless people. As such, it is in keeping with the policies of the HLU," said Villers. "It is especially significant today as the physical phenomena that caused the dust bowl are reappearing...
...their wages to buy shares in the companies for which they worked. And the lessons took. Said Chief Petty Officer Edward J. Michaels, a new investor in Dallas: "I watched American business growing and growing, and I got a feeling I wanted to grow with it." One of the phenomena of 1954 was the huge growth of invest ment clubs, whose members put in $10 or $20 a month for group investment. In Denver a group of 27 men and women -ranging from housewives to the owner of a tungsten mine -bought solid stocks including such blue chips as Union...