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Tricky Gadgets. Speakers at the N.C.C.C.I, rally stressed the point that much of the blame for inflation lies outside Washington. Said Ohio's Senator Frank J. Lausche: "Every citizen has a part to play in this fight against inflation." Inflation curbing, said Missouri's veteran Congressman Clarence Cannon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: The Voice of Mexico (Mo.) | 7/8/1957 | See Source »

"For any kind of realist to write about people with romantic souls is a most tricky and difficult business. . . . There does not seem to be any way at all of writing about them except satirically or angrily. Once a writer's eye gets chilly about their beautiful souls he is...

Author: By Christopher Jencks, | Title: Sean O'Faolain's Finest: The Irish Kindly Defined | 5/10/1957 | See Source »

The possibility of "fertility control" arises from the fact that the drug, when taken on certain schedules, apparently prevents ovulation. Since no ovum is then released, there is technically no destruction of life. Studies of the hormone's action on this phase of the cycle are far from complete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Contraceptive Pill? | 5/6/1957 | See Source »

Cal missed one chance after three minutes, when a penalty kick from thirty yards was carried outside the posts by the tricky wind. For the rest of the half they kept pushing slowly up to about the five yard line, only to have the Crimson carry the ball back down...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Fails in Upset Attempt As California Ruggers Win, 5-0 | 4/19/1957 | See Source »

Looked at casually, the three shiny, silvery balls, 20 in. in diameter, seem to be made of polished aluminum. A closer look shows that they have an elusive iridescence, like the rainbow colors of soap bubbles. This is the only visible hint that there is something tricky about their shiny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Keeping the Satellites Cool | 4/15/1957 | See Source »

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