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...some of the false theories abroad in the land would be to meet these with the true story of an American boy who by hard work, faith, honesty and courage, pushed obstacles aside and succeeded in life only because he lived in a land which permitted individual initiative to prosper. If this biography should in some small measure impart to the youth of America that they also can succeed . . ." Humble Roy Cullen had bought a rumored 250,000 copies to spread the word; Houston's Texas Medical Center (total Cullen endowments and gifts: $7,367,00) planned to pass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 13, 1954 | 12/13/1954 | See Source »

Wall Streeters could differ last week over their indices and statistics. But one thing was clear. In its spectacular rise, the stock market reflected the nationwide confidence of investors that the U.S. would continue to prosper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WALL STREET: Over the Top | 12/6/1954 | See Source »

...were seldom enforced against Jews. In 17th century Maryland, a stiff-necked Jewish physician named Jacob Lombroso was tried for blasphemy (he had publicly denied the divinity of Christ), but though he was plainly guilty under the law, the court set the case aside. Lombroso continued to live and prosper in Maryland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Under the Fig Tree | 9/20/1954 | See Source »

...this has been taken, in part at least, by people closely connected with the ecumenical movement, such as the bishop of Thessalonica, [the Rt. Rev.] Panteleimon . . . who will be the leading member of the Greek Orthodox delegation to Evanston ... We do not believe that any ecumenical movement can prosper which betrays the sacred right of religious freedom. So long, therefore, as one member of the World Council of Churches persecutes bitterly another member, we don't feel we have any place in its conferences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Letter from Greece | 5/17/1954 | See Source »

...special lexicon called What's That Word? (The Times Press, Wakefield, R.I.; 40?). Compiled by two veteran theme correctors-Martha Wright of the University of Massachusetts and Tony Hofford of the University of Rhode Island-the lexicon is not only a handbook on how to dow (prosper) at Scrabble; it is also a treasury of oddments to be mastered in a gliff (instant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: How to Beek in Glory | 4/26/1954 | See Source »

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