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...clever little rascal. The first time he saw a water tap he turned it on in a matter of seconds, and the first time he saw a zipper-zing! it was open before Maxwell could lift a finger. He quickly learned to trot around London on a leash, sniff at fireplugs, untie the tightest knot with his teeth, and sleep on his back with his arms outside the covers just as his master did. And whenever Maxwell overslept, Mij darted beneath the covers, ripped them loose and stole the pillow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Poet & an Otter | 3/24/1961 | See Source »

...closeup rough-and-tumble of Communist diplomacy. For the new President of the U.S., Russia's attitude was a rude reminder that although the Kremlin's tactics might change, its strategy most emphatically does not. "Together, let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths and encourage the arts and commerce," said Kennedy in his inaugural address. Word went out recently from the White House urging Moscow to avoid harsh incidents in the early weeks of the new U.S. regime, whose policy was not yet molded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The United Nations: The Bear's Teeth | 2/24/1961 | See Source »

Feeling Needed. The Colorado team is enthusiastic because it has already seen a similar "peace corps" working brilliantly. It is Britain's Voluntary Service Overseas, launched two years ago by Alec Dickson, 44, a longtime UNESCO social worker who saw a way to tap the energy and drive of young Englishmen. "People want to feel needed," says he, "but it's hard to get this feeling in affluent Western societies. You can't find it in Piccadilly or Times Square...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: GO EVERYWHERE, YOUNG MAN | 2/24/1961 | See Source »

...rest will all be Crimson. In the sprints, Brooks has a powerhouse on tap: Olympian Bruce Hunter and Bill Zentgraf (who both out-distanced Navy flash Ashley Norfleet last week), Bob Kaufmann, Alan Engleberg...

Author: By Peter S. Britell, | Title: Hockey, Swimming Teams Face Tigers | 2/18/1961 | See Source »

...evidence," said Hyden, "to prove that the RNA and enzyme changes are followed by an increased suggestibility in man. A defined change of functionally important substances in the brain could be used for conditioning a whole population." A police state government, he theorizes, could add such substances to tap water and brainwash the whole population at once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Chemistry of Thought | 2/10/1961 | See Source »

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