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...joint communique that was deliberately and blandly nonspecific about proposed actions of the two nations. "We are in complete agreement," said the communique, "as to the gravity and depth of the danger in the present world situation for those nations who wish to retain their independence and the priceless right of choice." Afterward, in an informal farewell in the White House Rose Garden, President Kennedy summed up the essence of the meetings with Yankee crispness: "It has been the greatest possible pleasure to have had this opportunity to establish close and, I think, highly satisfactory personal and public relations with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Jack & Mac | 4/14/1961 | See Source »

Lucien Price has sounded the clarion call. Let us heed it, for it is more evidence of that rare wisdom that is both Price and priceless. Caldwell Titcomb...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FAUST AT LOEB | 3/28/1961 | See Source »

...just as plainly, it can carry a telescope that can perform an invaluable job of reconnaissance photography. A major problem is in getting the pictures back to earth. If they are to be sent by radio -as was the case with last week's Samos -they will lose priceless detail. Ideally, the actual films would be shot back to earth in a recoverable package braked by heat-resistant wings or parachute-but at the present state of the science, this is a highly problematical maneuver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: All-Seeing Satellite | 2/10/1961 | See Source »

Died. William Smith Mason, 94, historian and philanthropist who labored for 35 years to collect Benjamin Franklin's papers, donated the priceless collection to Yale in 1936; in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Jan. 20, 1961 | 1/20/1961 | See Source »

...more service for his money. Congress should be asked for legislation to enable all railroads to acquire new passenger equipment under more liberal terms. "We recognize that the public should not pay increased fares to continue to ride in dirty cars," said the report. "Public satisfaction is a priceless asset, and one which the New Haven has not enjoyed for many years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RAILROADS: Medicine for the New Haven | 12/5/1960 | See Source »

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