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...journalists, and TIME correspondents had to chase him halfway around the world, beginning in India, where he was abruptly unhelpful, and ending in Paris, where he at last consented to be interviewed in French by TIME Correspondent Israel Shenker. By the time their talk was over, Le Corbusier shook hands amiably and on parting said in English, "Hold your shirt on." Shenker looked puzzled. Le Corbusier made another stab at U.S. idiom. "Isn't that right? Well, then, keep your shirt on: Au revoir...
Last week, in the wake of the blasts against him from Capitol Hill, Judge Charles Wyzanski seemed unwontedly humble. In a face-to-face meeting, he shook hands with Eddie McCormack and apologized publicly for past disputes. "It was really undesirable and uncharitable of me," he said in his courtroom. In Washington, John McCormack declared that the war was over-at least until Charles Wyzanski kicks up another controversy...
Kelley and Oksanen quickly shook off early challengers, only to pick up a stubborn new competitor-a flop-eared black dog that stayed with them for 14 miles, intermittently skittered across the road, nipped at the racers' heels, and stubbornly eluded state troopers who tried to lure him off the course. At the 16-mile mark, the mongrel charged at Oksanen, who swerved suddenly and caused Kelley to trip and fall. Sprawled on the road with a skinned elbow and knee, a bleeding hand and a grit-stained face, Kelley got a helping hand from Fellow Runner Fred Norris...
...dinner oratory. Clark Gable, the King was dead and the beloved Gary Cooper, close friends knew, was gravely ill with cancer Jimmy Stewart's emotional tribute as he accepted Coop's special Oscar (his third) set the tone; the old stars were waning and the pipsqueaks who shook Bob Hope's hand and smiled seemed unlikely to replace them. Briefly, it was not Hollywood being photographed-Hollywood struts and preens; it was a roomful of aging show people reminiscing about better days. The mood continued as Danny Kaye read the citation of a special Oscar for Stan...
...eight years under Raab, the national income doubled, gold and foreign-exchange reserves rose to $672 million. The tourist industry, Austria's most important, is currently sluicing in wealth at an annual rate of $239 million. Vienna, no longer a divided city, shook off its Third Man atmosphere of shabby spies and furtive black-marketeers, is once again one of Europe's gayest capitals...