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...whole program is in deep trouble if price ceilings give way. Sure that they will, Labor Federation Leader Clotario Blest, blinking tired eyes in the sunny patio of Santiago's Central Jail, says: "The heart of the matter is that only the little guy will have to tighten his belt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHILE: Economy Under Repairs | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

...last encounter with the southerners, the Crimson dropped two close matches, 7 to 6 and 9 to 6. However, today there will be only six singles and three doubles, which should tighten up the match even further...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Varsity Plays N.C. State In Tennis Today | 5/1/1956 | See Source »

...more forceful action by NATO could rebound unfavorably for the West. Certainly, the United States should not threaten or criticize Iceland prematurely. If, after the June election, leftist elements grow in strength, that will be the time to tighten the screws. Until then, an increase in cultural understanding and economic assistance in solving Iceland's internal problems are the best ways to prevent a still remote danger from becoming a reality...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Icelandic Impasse | 4/23/1956 | See Source »

Saturday, he blew Junta off the court in the first set with his powerful strokes and clutch game. He tighten slightly in the second set, falling behind 5 to 1. In the final set, he came back from a 5-3 deficit, extending Junta to 14 games before finally bowing...

Author: By F.w. BYRON Jr., | Title: Varsity Tennis Team Routs B.U.; Junta Tops Kerr in Three Sets | 4/23/1956 | See Source »

...week's end Tennessee's Kefauver dropped into Nashville to tighten the wires on his home fences. Asked why he had refused to sign the Southern congressional manifesto (TIME, March 26) condemning the Supreme Court decision on desegregation of the public schools, Kefauver said evenly: "The Supreme Court decision is the law of the land. I could not sign or agree with the Southern manifesto; we cannot secede from the Supreme Court. The manifesto can only result in increasing bitterness and hard feelings and adding confusion to an already difficult situation. The matter must now be resolved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEMOCRATS: One Man's Meat | 4/9/1956 | See Source »

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