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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Beyond the borders of civilization, they encountered primitive Indians in long, swishing costumes of grass (to keep away insects), others who wore only strings of polished fish scales or small stones around their necks and hips. At some stops, their presents of candy, fishhooks and pocket mirrors were rewarded by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Nov. 23, 1959 | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

Last week, back at his base in Rio, De Carvalho dutifully reported on the former U.S. army colonel who calls the Amazon city of Belém "better than ten New Yorks put together," and on the doctor who said that the town of Manaus "is really a fine place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Nov. 23, 1959 | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

Democrats were delighted at the prospect of beefing up their new political strength in Republican farm strongholds. Presidential Aspirant Stuart Symington proclaimed a program to aid the small farmer, Jack Kennedy called for some original Democratic thinking, and Hubert Humphrey (who has never delivered on the new farm program he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Ezra Benson's Harvest | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

"Actually," said Vag, hoping to match this heartiness, "I come from Dobbs Ferry--we have some pretty cold winters out there too." "Rip Van Winkle country, you know," he added, weakly.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ordeal by Stethoscope | 11/21/1959 | See Source »

Lighting and music are movingly integrated into the production. While some of Walter Benson's lighting effects show the self-consciousness inherent in college drama, they always manage to accent the general action. In a period play with a large cast costumes are necessarily a problem. In Tiger at the...

Author: By Carl I. Gable jr., | Title: Tiger at the Gates | 11/20/1959 | See Source »

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