Word: stormed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even before its publication date last week, a new, closely detailed biography of John Foster Dulles was embroiled in the kind of pundit-blown dust storm that recurrently swirls about the U.S. Secretary of State. Much of what is told in John Foster Dulles (Harper; $4.50), by John Robinson Beal (TIME'S diplomatic correspondent in Washington), had been told before, but two points in the book were enough to precipitate the storm. Reported Author Beal: ¶Dulles last year canceled the proposed $56 million loan to help Egypt's Dictator Nasser build the Aswan Dam because...
Like Whitten, newsmen from other Dallas radio and TV stations helped make last week's devastating storm what one scientist called "the best-documented tornado in history." As the whirling funnel gouged a path through the city from southeast to northwest, killing ten, injuring 200 and causing a $4,000,000 loss in smashed homes and businesses, radiomen tracked it closely in swift mobile units. Since the twister rarely moved faster than 20 m.p.h., they often sped in front of it, frequently beat police and disaster units to scenes of havoc. They gave thousands of homeward-bound motorists accurate...
...film's color photography is top-notch, with a great feeling for artistic effect, yet sometimes the cloud and storm sequences seem far over-dramatic. The sheer color and magnificence of the scenery is one of the major strengths of the film...
...Storm Hits Great Plains...
DENVER, April 7--A new spring storm, heavier in some areas but lacking the punch of the recent blizzards, buried the Great Plains with snow for the third time today in two weeks...