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...more startled than inflamed."A new question," said Churchill, "has been raised by the recent Russian repudiation of Stalin. If it is sincere, we have a new Russia to deal with, and I do not see myself why the new Russia should not join in the spirit of this solemn agreement. In a true Unity of Europe, Russia must have her part. I was glad to see that Poland was already not unaffected by the changes in Russian outlook [see below]. It may be that other changes will follow; Czechoslovakia may recover her freedom. Above all, Germany will be reunited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Churchill the Provocative | 5/21/1956 | See Source »

That he was prepared was demonstrated next day at a 31-minute press conference that centered on bombs, missiles and peripatetic Russians, but found time for a political question more personal than the one on Dick Nixon. When I.N.S. Columnist Ruth Montgomery asked with mock-solemn mien what he thought about Democratic election-year strategy to make him the prime campaign target, Ike shrugged and laughed. "Well, I think it is perfectly correct," he said. "I am the head of the Administration, and I have been shot at before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Ready on the Firing Line | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

...tasks, but it is the only cluster of Western powers that has real meaning for the European public: it represents to Europeans the one place where they have sworn their vows of fealty to the West, and, just as important, the one place where the U.S. has by solemn treaty pledged to them its strength and support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATO: Remodeling the Club | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

During a cloak-and-dagger TV play in Britain, a solemn voice announced to televiewers: "Should you be threatened, ring the secret number Whitehall 5422, give the code number 1785, then the code word 'curtain raiser,' and you will be put straight through to the Prime Minister!" Delighted to hear such hush-hush information, hundreds rushed to their telephones to pass the time of day with Sir Anthony Eden, succeeded only in clogging the Cabinet Office's tie line to 10 Downing Street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, may 7, 1956 | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

...finish line at Exeter Street in downtown Boston. This year, after a decade of watching Japanese, Koreans and Finnish runners wallop America's best, loyal Bostonians saw a chance for victory. There were no entrants from Japan or Korea, and the Finns were represented by a pair of solemn runners who ranked no better than fifth and sixth in their own marathon-happy country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Finnish Finish | 4/30/1956 | See Source »

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