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...Automobile Association. Competing with Mexican speed demons for $68,000 in prizes-and the glory of beating some of the world's nerviest racers to Ciudad Juarez-were two-man teams from the U.S., Canada, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, France and Italy. Ahead of them were the hairpin curves, roller-coaster dips and erratic paving of the Pan-American highway, bone-jarring enough at tourist speeds, and highly dangerous for even the most experienced racer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: The Great Race | 12/3/1951 | See Source »

...Roller Derby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RADIO: Program Preview, Nov. 5, 1951 | 11/5/1951 | See Source »

...thought these two items were finished. Marx proved them wrong: he sold 16 million. Now he has 14 factories spread from Erie. N.Y. to South Africa. Marx has the knack of picking "hot" new toys, and mass-producing old standbys to cut the price and broaden their markets. Samples: roller skates for $1.60 (v. $4 for some other brands); electric trains for $8 (v. $17.75 and up for Lionels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: Toys & the King | 11/5/1951 | See Source »

Pigeons Are Cruel. World War I came and stayed, and Tig began hitting the dips on her psychological roller coaster. Her only brother was killed, she was trapped in France, and Bogey worked overtime in a War Office job. After the war, Bogey edited a little magazine. Tig chipped in with reviews, and shuttled wearily between

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tig & Bogey | 11/5/1951 | See Source »

...deviating Democrats, a House committee went through the formality of a new conference with the Senate on modifying the bill's provisions. The face-saving changes were inconsequential (sample: adding an excise tax on electric garbage-disposal units, and removing one from children's ice and roller skates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Change of Heart | 10/29/1951 | See Source »

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