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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Poetry should be judged qua poetry, not by the name in the upper left-hand corner of the MS.-so orchids to one John Ciardi for his criticism of Anne Lindbergh's poetry. In The Unicorn, as in all her other books, she sees and thinks and feels with monotonous regularity. She may be a splendid person, but she's a lousy poet. Critic Ciardi is so right, and I'm glad he had the courage to speak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 11, 1957 | 3/11/1957 | See Source »

...that Egypt must have arms to defend itself, and the U.S. refused to provide them. It was just a commercial transaction, he said. Wary now, but still hopeful, the U.S. made a counterbid for Nasser's favor, offered to help build the $1.3 billion high dam on the upper Nile at Aswan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: NASSER: THE OTHER MAN | 3/11/1957 | See Source »

Monro said that the Committee would be concerned with both the freshman and upper class curriculum. He suggested that possible areas of discussion would include an appraisal of the course system, the function of reading period, the values of tutorial and general examinations, advanced standing, and various issues of student motivation...

Author: By George H. Watson, | Title: Overseers to View Changes In Curricula | 3/9/1957 | See Source »

...over Cuba have joined in a civil resistance movement against dictatorship and corruption, are supporting Castro. "An internal struggle is now taking place that is more than an effort by the outs to get in." upper hand, and with any luck he can hang on until his term ends in February...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: Rebel Report | 3/4/1957 | See Source »

Yale's two goals, although good ones, were not particularly normal. It's first, at 4:13 of the second period, made the score 2-1. The goal was an unusual screen shot from the corner of the blue line which just nicked the upper left hand corner of the cage. It was the kind of shot which the varsity, particularly Bob Cleary and John Copeland, had been missing by inches all night...

Author: By Bruce M. Reeves, | Title: Hockey Team Outscores Yale, 4-2; Needs Only Tie to Win Ivy Crown | 3/4/1957 | See Source »

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