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Less surely handled by Director Peter Glenville or either of the principals, Me and the Colonel would tip over into maudlin sociology or an embarrassing joke. But Actor Kaye, in his first completely straight role, keeps such a clear grasp of Jacobowsky's innate strength that every sly remark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Sep. 1, 1958 | 9/1/1958 | See Source »

FLASHES IN THE NIGHT, edited by William Juhasz and Abraham Rothberg (87 pp.; Random House; $2.50), is a collection of seven short stories by Hungarian writers. Some of the authors took part in the recent revolt and wound up in jail. Some, not all, were Communist Party members, and some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mixed Fiction, Aug. 4, 1958 | 8/4/1958 | See Source »

Russia. Nine U.S. airmen were arrested by the Russians in Soviet Armenia when their unarmed Air Force DC-6A transport strayed off course on a tricky navigational leg of a routine bimonthly courier flight across Turkey to Iran (see map], trespassed in Soviet airspace, was forced by two Soviet fighters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Dealing with Kidnapers | 7/14/1958 | See Source »

Frogs' Legs Too. Equally tricky and time-consuming were 1) transplants of tendons from amputated legs of other patients to Kilpatrick's right hand and 2) rerouting of a major arm nerve below Kilpatrick's right shoulder. He had to have his arm splinted in a tight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Ordeal & Triumph | 6/30/1958 | See Source »

There was worse to come. A series of heavy rainstorms drenched the dangerous track and dimmed visibility. Five crackups, one a three-way collision, followed in rapid succession. With good equipment and good driving, no one was seriously hurt. Then, roaring through pitch black night into the tricky stretch that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Speed & Suspense | 6/30/1958 | See Source »

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