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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Chamber of Deputies one evening Premier Pinay, a newcomer to the political big time, went straight to the heart of France's economic turmoil. "Currency," he said, "is the image of our country. As soon as the franc recaptures its position, France will return to its former rank." To restore the franc-and France-Pinay demanded ten different votes of confidence. He got them, all in one night-a new record. His plan...
Before the week was done, the wily old political warrior made known his plans to give junior cabinet rank to several backbenchers, including brainy young Iain MacLeod, who successfully argued down Nye Bevan last month, and who writes a bridge column for the Sunday Times...
During the Junior training course girls will have the rank of corporal, and will receive $142.00 pay. In the second half of the course, they will be temporarily promoted to the rank of sergeant and pay will be increased...
Valley of the Eagles (Rank; Lippert), filmed largely in northern Scandinavia, is noteworthy for a breathtaking sequence in which Laplanders hunt wolves with giant trained eagles. Almost as dramatic is a reindeer stampede in a blizzard...
...White Suit (Rank; Universal-International) spins a colorful yarn out of whole cloth about a research chemist (Alec Guinness) who invents an artificial fabric that will never stain or wear out. The result is top-grade movie material with the quality of good British woolen, the frothiness of fine French lace...