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Then, before the image of the Virgin in a little chapel, Clare exchanged her bright dress for a rough wool robe, her jeweled belt for a knotted rope, her high headdress for a black veil. Francis himself cropped off her golden hair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Brother Francis' Little Plant | 8/24/1953 | See Source »

...Malenkov showed a talent for macabre wit and agile invective. He jeered at the U.S. role in Korea: "The aggressive interventionists . . . looking for a cheap war, a blitzkrieg . . . suffered enormous material and human losses and were forced to renounce their aggressive plans. The sheep went in with all their wool and came out clipped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: The Man in Charge | 8/17/1953 | See Source »

DESPITE the Administration's drive for freer trade, the Department of Agriculture has decided that it must ask for a boost in tariffs on wool imports until it can find some way to pare down the 100 million-lb. domestic surplus the Government had to buy under its support program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Clock, Aug. 17, 1953 | 8/17/1953 | See Source »

...Wool Washer. A cold water British soap for woolens ("Woolite") which minimizes shrinking was put on sale in the U.S. by Honey Harbour Co. Ltd., Washington, Conn. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Jul. 20, 1953 | 7/20/1953 | See Source »

Winter Dacron. First wrinkle-resistant dacron-and-wool suits and topcoats for spring, fall and winter wear will be brought out this fall by Manhattan's Witty Brothers, first manufacturer to make 100% dacron summer suits (TIME, May 12, 1952). Dacron content will range from 35-70% depending on whether it is blended with flannel, gabardine or worsted. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Jul. 13, 1953 | 7/13/1953 | See Source »

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