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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...chance, and not even noticing as his bookmark fell to the ground, he shut his text firmly and got ready to rest at one of the shelves and began searching. Surprised, Lucius stopped counting...

Author: By Bartle Bull, | Title: The Silent Generation | 5/27/1959 | See Source »

...York Graphic Society offered U.S. readers 32 color reproductions of masterpieces of Japanese religious art that are rolled up in scrolls, tucked away in mountain monasteries or otherwise unavailable to all but the most determined travelers. Like all too many art books, Japan is expensive ($18), and its text contributes little or nothing to the pictures. But any one of the big (14 in. by 20 in.) color plates is worthy of a frame and a wall. Strangest picture in the book, perhaps, is a 7th century panel representing the willful martyrdom of a future Buddha. It illustrates the legend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: DISTANT REALM | 5/25/1959 | See Source »

Zagat, who is co-ordinating the drive along with Patricia Gerald '61 of the Radcliffe Student Government Association and Larry P. Ekpebu '60 of the International Activities Committee, pointed out that students in the two countries selected need text books and general works of all kinds. These books often are no longer needed by their owners here but are invaluable to those who will receive them, he noted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council 'Booklift' May Reach 2000 | 5/19/1959 | See Source »

...point out a typographical error in your story on Larry Adler, quoting my explanation of how to play the harmonica? Your text read: "All you have to do is move the left framiscle on the portisduble from hardistack with the muscles, using a frammisanic embouchure . . ." This should have read "right framiscle on the portisduble from pardistack with the muscles." I hope that aspiring harmonica players have not been attempting an impossible technique...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, may 18, 1959 | 5/18/1959 | See Source »

...benefit of the economy of the nation as a whole, business and Government should encourage increased imports into the U.S." Also struck out was the chamber's opposition to "Buy American legislation." A chamber spokesman denied that the chamber had changed its views, called the alterations in the text "little sops that helped quiet the opposition." But he conceded: "Now, the chamber has no policy on Buy American. From being against it, now we are officially neutral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WORLD TRADE: Officially Neutral | 5/11/1959 | See Source »

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