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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that the U.S. "has no intention of dealing with the Indo-China situation unilaterally"; that it was up to the French, and that there were no plans for asking Congress to act. President Eisenhower, who had once called Indo-China the cork in the bottle, said that without the proper psychological and political foundation, there was no sense in merely using up resources in some local battle. If uncertainty over U.S. intentions had been the only deterrent to Communist Hemands, it was a deterrent no longer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GENEVA: Bitter Facts | 6/21/1954 | See Source »

...connection between these incidents and the renowned teacher and scholar who is retiring this month may be a tenuous one, but it provides a sharp insight into the personality of the man who has placed the study of "Americana" in its proper historical perspective. For Arthur Schlesinger, more than any other man, is responsible for the humanization of American history. Through his writing, editing, and teaching he has led the movement away from the study of history as a series of political and economic events toward a comprehensive picture of American life. His writings run the gamut from a study...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Common Man's Egghead | 6/17/1954 | See Source »

Last year was a busy one for Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, but he found the time, besides his many other activities, to raise serious questions concerning the proper administration of the United States Educational Exchange Awards, popularly known as the Fulbright grants for over sons study...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McCarthy Levels Attack At Fulbright Aid Grants | 6/17/1954 | See Source »

...essence, according to Sawyer, the report charges that proper procedural safeguards were not followed in the Temple dismissal of Dunham. The Civil Liberties Union found, said Sawyer, that "Dunham had been dismissed on one charge in fact, but nominally on another...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Temple Dismisses Professor For Fifth Amendment Usage | 6/17/1954 | See Source »

...refer to was not lost in transit, nor was it misplaced. It was received by you, and you cashed it, franked it, cleared it through the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland on Feb. 15, returned it to the St. Anthony Park State Bank of St. Paul, which deducted the proper amount from my account and transmitted it to me canceled and perforated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Jun. 7, 1954 | 6/7/1954 | See Source »

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