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Murphy's refusal all but ended Harry Truman's hope of prompt action against malefactors in government. All week long he had searched in vain for two other cleanup men with the stature and prestige to make the commission an effective weapon against the charges of corruption. Without Tom Murphy, the search would beharder than ever...
...farm hand rushed into the Chamberlain farmhouse clutching a bottle of oil. Suspecting a hoax, Mrs. Chamberlain at first accused him of siphoning oil from the farm tractor. But it was no joke; the oil came from a gushing well on the farm, sunk where Chamberlain had drilled in vain 40 years before...
Especially impressive is Suzanne Chappell's interpretation of Nora. Nora is essentially a split personality, vain and frivolous on one hand, determined and strong-minded on the other. Miss Chappel effectively stresses the latter. Thomas Gaydos as Torvald and Michel Bouche as Krogstad are both effective and convincing...
...occupation that is known as the cocktail hour. It marks the lifeward turn. The heart wakens from coma and dyspnea ends. Its strengthening pulse is to cross over into campground, to believe that the world has not been altogether lost or, if lost, then not altogether in vain...
British Candidate. But the basic difference between London and Washington is over this question: After Mossadegh, who? The British do not think that the Tudeh's hour has struck. They have a successor in mind, and believe he may yet come to power: wily, vain, 77-year-old Millionaire-Landowner Ahmed Qavam. Qavam onca even outsmarted the Russians. Right after the war, the Reds demanded an Iranian oil concession, and gave emphasis to their demand by hanging on to Iran's northern provinces of Azerbaijan, Gilan, Mazan-daran, and parts of Khurasan. Qavam, then Premier for the third...