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...jungle. The pristine Tarzan of the screen who hated all white men-although his name, in Burroughswahili, meant white (tar) man (zan)-is now the champion of modern medical science. Tarzan 1958 knows a simple defense against the slings and arrows of mumbo jumbo. His prescription: "Take pill quick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Bongo Bongo Boffo | 7/21/1958 | See Source »

...bitterest pill of all was the general Republican disapproval. A sort of "abominable noman" to Eisenhower loyalists in need of favors from the Federal Government, Adams was the tough cop many could admire but few tried to like. Now that he himself was in trouble, many remembered his relentless judgment against Air Force Secretary Harold Talbott, who once or twice solicited business for his efficiency-engineering firm on official Air Force stationery. Talbott and others had gone out complaining that the implacable Adams never gave them a chance to square up things, clear their names...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: The Broken Rule | 6/23/1958 | See Source »

Unfortunately, Olivia's pill is so heavily sugared that grownups may find it hard to swallow. Actress de Havilland, who is seldom seen on the screen these days, is still the same fine-looking woman -a condition the studio attributes to "marital happiness and yoga exercises." Unhappily, she is also the same mistress of sentimental overstatement. She never misses a chance to press her heart and roll her eyes, but she could not be bothered to learn the proper way to blow out a kerosene lamp.*As for Actor Ladd, after 17 years and 40 starring roles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Jun. 16, 1958 | 6/16/1958 | See Source »

When a TV hawker tells the public to buy a new wonder pill, millions of Americans believe him and go buy-buy-buy. However, when a renowned scientist tells us that fallout danger from a bomb is less than living a normal life in Denver-these same millions disbelieve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 28, 1958 | 4/28/1958 | See Source »

...listless U.S. economy the Federal Reserve slipped another pep pill. For the second time in a month FRB last week announced a ½% reduction in the required reserves of member banks (down to 19% for central city banks, 17% for reserve city banks, 11% for country banks), thus freeing a potential $3 billion in bank credit for additional loans. Said a top FRBman: "Our purpose is simple: to create conditions still more favorable to recovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: On the Rise? | 3/31/1958 | See Source »

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