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Ours Are Bigger. Khrushchev deployed his evidence with skill. All week long, three sleek Russian jet airliners whooshed in and out of London Airport on courier missions. He sent Soviet Plane Designer Andrei Tupolev to look at the Britannia, Britain's latest turboprop liner, and Tupolev emerged remarking: "An impressive airplane, but we are building a bigger turboprop, which will carry 170 passengers." He sent Soviet Atomic Expert Igor V. Kurchatov to Harwell to deliver a lecture that left British scientists much impressed (see SCIENCE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Fist for a Fist | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

Fashion trends for this summer will be as exotic as the Orient, as sleek as sheaths, as versatile as two-season designing will permit, and as fashionable as ever. Both women's and men's clothing will essentially follow convention, yet there will be twists of the bizarre...

Author: By Martha E. Miller, | Title: When the Living Is Easy | 5/4/1956 | See Source »

...Sleek Swimsuits

Author: By Martha E. Miller, | Title: When the Living Is Easy | 5/4/1956 | See Source »

...swimsuits the most important style of the year is the sleek, smooth suit. Elasticized faille is predicted a 70 per cent choice for swimwear this season, with vivid colors and stripes prominent. Cotton suits are noteworthy for their uncluttered look, and sleek lines are of course a natural in the knitted variety...

Author: By Martha E. Miller, | Title: When the Living Is Easy | 5/4/1956 | See Source »

...male population on the summer beaches watches the sleek-suited, T-shirted damsels parade by, the men will not be completely oblivious of their own apparel. For masculine sportswear the season's cry is, "Go East, young...

Author: By Martha E. Miller, | Title: When the Living Is Easy | 5/4/1956 | See Source »

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