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In Louisville, a segregationist composed a battle hymn: "Stand firmly by your cannon/Let ball and grapeshot fly/And trust in God and Faubus/But keep your powder dry." In Alabama four potential candidates for governor set a political pattern for the South, each desperately trying to outdo the others in praise of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SOUTH: What Orval Hath Wrought | 9/23/1957 | See Source »

At Toronto, Bullen renewed his plea for scientific explosions. This time he got a part of what he wanted. Dr. Willard F. Libby, scientist-commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, wired him that the AEC will explode this week a smallish atomic charge 800 ft. below the surface of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Atomic Earth Study | 9/16/1957 | See Source »

In defense, the N.A.A.C.P. finally moved to shore up the strong-bill position of House Republican Leader Joe Martin. Wired N.A.A.C.P. Washington Director Clarence Mitchell to Martin: "Your efforts to obtain passage of a civil rights bill in the House have been and still are of great value and are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Backlash | 9/2/1957 | See Source »

In the cool of the early morning, S.S. President Jackson moved into Suez and took on veteran Egyptian Pilot Mahmoud Metwali. The Jackson paid $10,295 in tolls with a polite note indicating that she was obeying U.S. Government instructions to pay under protest. Then, with the U.S. flag flying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUEZ: Problem's Solution? | 5/6/1957 | See Source »

Just what the members do, aside from sporting their buttons, Leites and Richards do not know. But the boys are now planning to set up a West Coast headquarters, hope to make enough money from button sales to finance a few music scholarships. Though some Elvis fans have protested ("You...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Combat the Menace! | 4/29/1957 | See Source »

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