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...natural wit and an educated larynx. Television was another matter. Bergen, his technique rusty after radio, made a few exploratory TV appearances, then went off to semi-retirement to think things over and work on his movie autobiography (From Little Acorns). Into the gap streaked Winchell, his ventriloquial skills razor-sharp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Keeping Jerry in Line | 9/28/1953 | See Source »

...Rolled Razor. Warner-Hudnut, Inc. of Manhattan began market-testing a new safety razor containing 32 blades in the form of a 40-in. ribbon of thin steel wound about a reel. As a blade becomes dull it is wound onto another roller and a new one slides into place. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Sep. 14, 1953 | 9/14/1953 | See Source »

...Doud's son-in-law was not in a position to forget his job completely but he rapidly settled into a routine which successfully combined work and relaxation. Up every morning at 6:30, Ike Eisenhower shaved himself with a safety razor and danced noisily under a shower, first hot, then cold. Once dressed he headed downstairs to the large, old-fashioned dining room, whistling a tune as he went. His current favorite: Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin', from the movie High Noon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Mrs. Doud's Son-in-Law | 8/24/1953 | See Source »

Underpaid. In Melbourne, Australia, in the hospital for removal of two razor blades swallowed on a bet, Seaman Albert Graham told doctors: "It was a silly thing to do for only two quid [$4.48]. It was worth at least a fiver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jul. 20, 1953 | 7/20/1953 | See Source »

Beautiful Thyangboche was where they made their First Base Camp. Towering above was the Everest trinity: Lhotse (27,890) and Nuptse (25,680), joined by a razor edge; beyond, Everest itself, plumed in a wisp of vapor that streams from the summit at 29,002 ft. The three giants together enclose a vast glacial basin known as the Western Cwm (a Welsh word that rhymes with tomb). This was the key to the climb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEPAL: Conquest of Everest | 7/6/1953 | See Source »

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