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Even more telling was a sharp letter to the Times of India from Nehru's brother-in-law, wealthy businessman Raja Hutheesingh, who held the Prime Minister more responsible than the Congress Party for the nation's "corruption, nepotism, jobbery and unseemly haste to amass wealth by crooked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: The Tiger Rider | 5/19/1958 | See Source »

Socrates & Democracy. While Squillante was thus absorbed in financial matters, his educational director provided spiritual succor to his suckers. C. (for Casper) Don Modica, a genial cucumber of a man known to his wide circle of hoodlum friends as the Professor, was responsible for a variety of functions. He had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Taking Out the Garbage | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

In retaliation Meyner has attacked Forbes's attempted elevation of Lloyd Marsh to the Republican state chairmanship. He has called Marsh a man who "borrowed $25,000 for that party from Joe Bozzo, an admitted confidant of such racketeers as Joe Adonis and the late Willie Moretti." In defense, Forbes...

Author: By Philip M. Boffey., | Title: Much Ado About Nothing | 11/1/1957 | See Source »

Backstage, all was not serene with Old Trouper Mae West and her touring menage of Bikini-diapered musclemen (TIME, May 21). One of Mae's big hunks, Miklos ("Mickey") Hargitay, 32, a likable sort of Hungarian Li'l Abner, renowned in physical-culture circles as Mr. Universe (6...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 18, 1956 | 6/18/1956 | See Source »

The paper also wields its influence behind the scenes, helps make the news it reports. In late 1949 Post editors grew concerned over the rising influence of gangsters in U.S. politics. While Star Reporter Eddie Folliard went to New York to do a series on such "tygoons" as Frank Costello...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Guest at Breakfast | 4/16/1956 | See Source »

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