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Meanwhile, Senate rackets investigation rolled out a mass of evidence that Frank W. Brewster, a top Teamster Union official, applied cash from the union till to a home, racing stable, and costly tailor-made suits. There was evidence, too, that Brewster doubled up on expense accounts...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: British Unions Announce Strike, Would Paralyze Manufacturing; Israel Poses New War Threat | 3/20/1957 | See Source »

...Haven't you ever known any nice people in your life? A. I've never met one I couldn't love if I completely knew him and understood him. Concluded Williams: "Will you have a drink now?" A. Thank you, no. I never drink till after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Mar. 18, 1957 | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

...till-now look lean forward expectantly. Dumpy ladies in basic black sit corset-upright and clutch stout, thick purses; the men from Seventh Avenue flick at their silver-white ties, exchanging grunted comments. The babble quickly hushes as the first model appears, and upon each face falls a stolid mask of calculated indifference, for any flicker will betray the spectator's interest to watching competitors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Dictator by Demand | 3/4/1957 | See Source »

...maturity period of bonds was then cut from ten years to nine years, eight months. The new plan would cut maturity to eight years, eleven months, and pay 3% interest after only three years. (The holder will not get the 3¼% unless he holds the bond till maturity.) A similar rate increase will be made on Series H bonds, which are sold in denominations of $500 and more, with semiannual interest payments. Series J and K bonds, sold in denominations up to $100,000, would be discontinued, because big investors are now more interested in marketable Government bonds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOVERNMENT: Boost for Bonds | 2/25/1957 | See Source »

...goes mullocking about the outback with gully-rakers, the boy don't seem to have a bolter's. But they find him, and tell him his crimes were a furphy, and that the real spieler, that gazob at the pub, dropped his bundle and smoked for Sydney till the bible-basher got the leg-rope on him. In the end, of course, a pongo cobber shouts Smiley a bike, and everything is bokker. Got the flaming drill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Feb. 25, 1957 | 2/25/1957 | See Source »

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