Word: smiles
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Told that she had a recurrence of cancer (she underwent surgery in 1953 for a malignancy, and last June for a ruptured spinal disc), Babe Didrikson Zaharias, the world's greatest woman athlete (track and field, basketball, golf), forced a smile and said: "Well, that's the rub of the green...
When the bosses of the Soviet Union change their tune, their wholly controlled press is never far behind. Even if a foreign-policy change is only smile-deep, Communist newspapers fall in line as fast as they are told where to fall. The new smile on the face of the Russian bear has already started to show through Communist journalism...
...deep frown is visible not far behind the smile. Although many Western newsmen have been granted temporary visas to Moscow in the last two months (TIME, July 4), at least half a dozen recent requests for visas have not been acted upon. Last week Pravda slipped into its familiar theme song that the "common people" of the West want peace, but their wishes are often frustrated by the "ruling circles." And London's Communist Daily Worker made a shocking revelation: "Children on farms in the U.S. customarily work very hard, and some boys and girls...
With Geneva and wilting weather copping the headlines, Tennessee's unwilted Democratic Senator Estes Kefauver inspiredly produced a composite of attributes for the perfect, unbeatable politician (who turned out to be 2/15 Republican, 13/15 Democratic. The Keef's Republicans: Dwight Eisenhower for his smile, Maine's Senator Margaret Chase Smith for her gracious charm. The Democrats: Adlai Stevenson for his wit, Missouri's Senator Stuart Symington for good looks, Georgia's Senator Walter George for his voice, Oregon's Senator Wayne Morse for mental agility, Georgia's Senator Richard Russell for fairness, Washington...
...timing is uncontrollable. The essence of the show's appeal, Cowan thinks, is "reality." People watch it, he says, like a sports event, because nobody knows what will happen or how it will come out. How long will the "highly profitable" show run? Replies Producer Cowan with a smile: "As long as enough people keep looking...