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Word: skillfull (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Something Wild, as Hal Scott says in his opening declamation, is about decadence. Scott and his HDC'ers stay well within this theme--no difficult feat with Tennessee Williams--yet accomplished acting makes these three short plays represent more than decadence: each becomes, with skillful handling, an escape into freedom...

Author: By Frank R. Safford, | Title: Something Wild | 4/12/1956 | See Source »

Should the Arabs bring about a conflict, however, Russia would undoubtedly veto any Security Council action. In this case, the U.S. could appeal to the General Assembly, and in the unlikely event of inaction inaction there, this country would have to act alone. Since the United States must eventually take...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Arabs, Israel, and Ike | 4/12/1956 | See Source »

The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit is a long movie and one worth seeing. Its subject, the great Madison Avenue of high-pressure public relations, is tricky and almost impossible to describe without loading the dice. Passing up most of the opportunities for cute, crude humor, the movie makes...

Author: By Jonathan Beecher, | Title: Man in the Grey Flannel Suit | 4/10/1956 | See Source »

Slip-Stick Specialist. Fangio's swift, shovel-nosed, 34-liter Ferrari had all the power and acceleration a skillful driver needs, but its conventional drum-and-shoe brakes were not designed for that demanding course. The best of Fangio's competitors had cars that seemed better fitted. Former...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Big If | 4/2/1956 | See Source »

CBS checked in with Ed Murrow's filmed 1½-hour See It Now, devoted to Arab-Israeli tensions. The report from Egypt, handled by Howard K. Smith, was particularly chilling as Arab after Arab stepped up to blame the U.S. for all the troubles in the Middle East...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: The Week in Review | 3/26/1956 | See Source »

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