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...waterfront, the air, the railroads and even the underground. Such a powerhouse group, if organized in the Hoffa manner, would be a serious threat to George Meany's A.F.L.-C.I.O., and would create a union monopoly that could conceivably pull the switch on the U.S. economy at the whim of James Riddle Hoffa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Jimmy Rides Again | 7/14/1958 | See Source »

Oscar's appearance was typical. "I don't appear here in humility," he told his audience. "I made an excusable blunder-considering the circumstances that I was humiliated-of using my power for fractional, justifiable vindictiveness." As for Philco, "I will not tolerate any capricious whim, right or wrong (and I was right as usual), to deter my passionately loyal fans from purchasing this great product...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Oscar Writhes Again | 7/7/1958 | See Source »

...weekend of July 25-27. The Summer School will arrange bus transportation, lodging, tickets for all events, and swimming privileges for a package fee of $28. Trips will also be planned to concerts at Castle Hill (Ipswich) and the Theatre-on-the-Green (Wellesley). If these appeal to your whim, pay a small visit to Mrs. Mel Clouser in Grays 2 for reservations...

Author: By Martha E. Miller, | Title: Summer Scholar's Life: Quite a Happy One; Concerts and Lunches, Dances and Punches | 6/30/1958 | See Source »

...Could the Air Force be eliminated at the whim of a strengthened defense secretary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Shell-Pocked | 5/12/1958 | See Source »

...constitutional right, under the First Amendment, to put out a magazine if he feels like it. Such is apparently the inspiration of The Editor, a joint effort of Brown and Harvard undergraduates, and one wonders, leafing through its 28-page first issue, whether an amateur's whim is enough to make a magazine...

Author: By Gavin Scotts, | Title: The Editor | 4/29/1958 | See Source »

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