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But under sharp questioning, Schrunk wilted perceptibly. He flatly denied having taken bribes from Clifford Bennett. But he did admit that his deputies had raided the 8212 Club, seen liquor being illegally served after hours, spotted gambling equipment all over the place-and that he had gone away without taking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: The Teamsters Take Over | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

The world council sought about for another Moral Authority and another bridge, but it did not find one and wars broke out. The nation of the two wise men was soon reduced to ashes as was most of the rest of the world. And the wise man's rose wilted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sermon From the Ashes | 2/9/1957 | See Source »

Stiff opposition to the "Rides Service" budget wilted under extensive debate, the motion passing 14 to 1. Major item on the budget, and major stumbling block to passage, was an estimated $240 needed to pay a dollar an hour, six hours a week, for a permanent director of the service...

Author: By Richard T. Cooper, | Title: Council Sets $350 Ceiling on Budget Of Rides Service | 10/9/1956 | See Source »

Because of election-year congressional wrangling (TIME, April 16 et seq.), the bank had got off to a late start. Most winter wheat was waving in the breezes, and most corn farmers saw more chance for profit in raising crops for the guaranteed support prices of $1.50 a bushel under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: Soil Bank: A Winning Bet | 8/13/1956 | See Source »

Anybody who stays home these nights to look at TV has only himself to blame for thin returns. It is the height of the wrong season-summer replacement time. This year the networks have surpassed even their own previous records for caution and lack of imagination. They have abandoned experimental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Summer Replacements | 8/6/1956 | See Source »

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