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This week, as the President met with the National Security Council to ponder his final decision, the Pentagon presented an exhaustive study of Russia's recent test series. It confirms earlier reports that the Russians have made alarming nuclear advances that threaten U.S. security-and illustrates why the President's advisers, once divided on the issue of renewed testing, are now unanimous in urging the tests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Atom: Facing Up to the Beast | 3/2/1962 | See Source »

...order and crush a Tshombe who refused to negotiate. Lord Home's government was thus both wrong and dishonest: its attempt to subvert a set of UN resolutions it hadn't the courage to veto is in itself an apt lesson in hypocrisy for the "reckless" anti-colonialists to ponder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lord Home's UN | 1/9/1962 | See Source »

...those who think young." Joanie Sommers, owner of the voice, has come a long way since those anonymous days, has already earned her first quarter-million dollars (and her first ulcer) at the age of 20. Says she: "I'm a worrywart. I'm tired and I ponder about being tired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Faces: Sommers Is Icumen On | 12/15/1961 | See Source »

...wrong fork or knife, don't fidget, keep eating. Sip soup from the side of the spoon or from the end-it makes no difference. Asparagus may be eaten with the fingers, as may artichokes and corn on the cob (exception: chicken). The finger bowl? Don't ponder its use; just remove it until time to dip fingertips. Other items...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Customs: Be Nonchalant | 12/1/1961 | See Source »

...Cuba," Castro's men slaughtered breeding cattle by the thousands to show Cubans what a good life the revolution had brought. Before long, the herds were decimated. Fortnight ago, Castro ordered a count to see how many cattle were left, and last week called a national conference to ponder "production deficiencies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cuba: Certain Deficiencies | 9/1/1961 | See Source »

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