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Of course, Brownell's actions can also be interpreted as a series of spot decisions. But they fit too well into a pattern of lifelong political strategy not to be a planned maneuver. Back when Brownell was masterminding Gubernatorial politics in New York, the Republicans consistently posed as a party...

Author: By Milton S. Gwirtaman, | Title: Brownell: G.O.P. Middleman | 5/28/1954 | See Source »

So far, De Havilland has reported no clues. But there were dozens of possibilities. British airmen were inclined to discount the theory first advanced that a flying turbine blade had caused the wing fuel tanks to explode, since the last Comet to crash had special armor between engines and tanks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: Comet on the Bench | 5/10/1954 | See Source »

"The Arabs who left Palestine," Liveran explained, "did so because the leaders of the Arab states themselves forced them out as part of a war maneuver to block the roads by packing civilians into the path of the Jewish army, following the example of Hitler in World War II. This...

Author: By Robert L. Saxe, | Title: Syrian U.N. Delegate Attacks Israel; Liveran Strikes Back for Zionists | 5/1/1954 | See Source »

"Partners Without Responsibilities." This sudden, uncompromising maneuver was part of little Georges Bidault's attempt to keep a promise he made to John Foster Dulles: before going off to Geneva, he would get a date set for France's too-long-postponed parliamentary decision on EDC. Three days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Area of Maneuver | 4/26/1954 | See Source »

As every space fan knows, the spaceship will approach the moon tail first, its rocket motors blasting hard enough to cancel the speed of falling through the moon's gravitational field. As it nears the surface, it will extend three spring-cushioned legs on which (if all goes well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Landing on the Moon | 4/19/1954 | See Source »

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