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As Nora's husband, Torvald Helmer, Donald Madden is an excellent foil. His blond Scandinavian looks, his slightly mannered stuffiness, arrogance and condescension all contribute to a solid and coherent character. He conveys just the inflexible sense of property and propriety that is so necessary to the role. There...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Godfather of Women's Lib | 1/25/1971 | See Source »

SAM NEUA, LAOS-We came to Sam Neua province from Hanoi. The Soviet-made command car proceeded hiccupping over a road struck by bombs and made slippery by the rain. It took almost two full nights to reach here, after much skidding in the mud and many dangerous encounters with...

Author: By Jacques Decornoy, | Title: The War Dispatch: The Bombing of Laos | 12/2/1970 | See Source »

In the family legend, the Teapot Dome scandal of 1924 fixed Nixon's determination-he was eleven at the time -to become a "lawyer who can't be bought" (his mother wanted him to become a missionary). During a high school summer he worked as a carnival barker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Portrait of the Young Nixon | 11/9/1970 | See Source »

A $37,000-a-year pilot with 30 years of flying experience, Guthrie says that the dumped fuel either falls on the runway, where it can become a "greasy and slippery" hazard for other aircraft, or else it contributes to airport smog that is "often so thick you can'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Clean-Air Pilot | 11/2/1970 | See Source »

Because of the mud and stagnant water, neither team could play an outstanding game, but the Crimson showed a determined effort. On a field that baffled any attempts at a coordinated attack, Harvard's forward line combined for three excellent goals. The Crimson defense never made a major error, although...

Author: By Ry ROBERT W. gerlach, | Title: Crimson Splashes Through WaterTo 3-0 Soccer Win Over Indians | 10/24/1970 | See Source »

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