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Still Restive. Yet, only a year ago, Stevenson remained restive at the U.N., seriously considered returning to Illinois to run against Republican Senator Everett Dirksen. Viewed from the U.N.'s glass jungle in Manhattan, the Senate appeared to be a far more reasonable club-one that might allow some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Administration: The Stranger on the Squad | 12/14/1962 | See Source »

A college musical group will probably try to explore the range of music as far as possible, coming into contact with different types of music by different composers of different temperaments in different periods. It might also present music which is worth while though not popular or well-known. Such...

Author: By Gerald O. Grow, | Title: The Critic at Harvard | 12/7/1962 | See Source »

Friday's presentation by the Harvard Wind Ensemble revealed a rapidly maturing musical group which gives promise of becoming an instructive and valuable addition to the community. There were limitations in the music at the concert, and technical flaws in execution were occasionally painful. Still, the group has made immeasurable...

Author: By Joseph M. Russin, | Title: The Harvard Wind Ensemble | 12/3/1962 | See Source »

The massacre was seen throughout the courts of Europe not as a bungled execution that got out of hand, but as an exemplary show of royal authority. Thus embellished in reputation. Catherine was able to get her son Henry elected King of Poland (he became King of France the next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Madame la Serpente | 11/16/1962 | See Source »

Imperious Execution. Friends of Publisher Augstein promptly accused Strauss of an act of vengeance. But such motivation was not at all certain. Although Strauss probably knew of the raids, and did nothing to stop them, their imperious execution was strictly the work of Prosecutor Wesgram. At week's end...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Two Stubborn Men | 11/9/1962 | See Source »

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