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Dates: during 1960-1960
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In principle, all the food that Russians eat comes, or should come, from either collective or state-owned farms. But in stubborn practice, an astonishingly high proportion of the Russian diet, especially on its tastier side, is still supplied by private farming. Last week a new Soviet handbook provided statistics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Enterprisers' Mite | 12/12/1960 | See Source »

Though trains and dolls are still selling strong, some past Christmas favorites are lading The junior cowboy is riding off into the sunset. With the exception of ideal's hot-selling Astro Base, which simulates a landing on the moon, space-age toys are far out. Not science fiction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RETAIL TRADE: A Bargain Christmas | 12/12/1960 | See Source »

Proportional Vote. In 1948 then-Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge got widespread support for an amendment specifying that each state's electoral vote be divided in proportion to its popular vote. The Senate in 1950 passed the proposal, but the House Rules Committee blocked it. Principal argument against the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: REFORMING THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE | 11/28/1960 | See Source »

Some leadership could, of course, be exercised through construction bills: limits on money spent for auditoriums and athletic facilities would create more classrooms and might transform the proportion of attention devoted to the scholastic curriculum.

Author: By Stephen F. Jencks, | Title: School Without Thought | 11/4/1960 | See Source »

Letter from Washington. Adenauer was not ready to leave the issue papered over. In the midst of the talks next morning, he suddenly pulled out a letter from President Eisenhower. The letter, as Adenauer read it, said that integration of military command and close cooperation between Western European countries and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ALLIES: Plain Words | 10/24/1960 | See Source »

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