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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...capable new Queen of The Netherlands, who was born on April 30, was as unlikely to be long confused with her mother as she was to assume her mother's birthday. In fact, she began her reign with an act of independence. Wilhelmina's daughter would have none of the orange marigolds which bloom everywhere in floral tribute to the House of Orange. For her formal inauguration, Queen Juliana ordered Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk banked instead with pink begonias...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NETHERLANDS: Farewell--with Pink Begonias | 9/13/1948 | See Source »

...water from us, it should at least not let us starve." The young prince remembered that his family includes two Popes-St. Anastasius (died 401) who denounced the Origenist heresy, and St. Pasquale (died 824) who stood up to the Frankish kings. Clearly it was up to Vittorio to act for Arsoli...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: THE WATER OF ARSOLI | 9/13/1948 | See Source »

Since then, Al has dropped his drumsticks for a baton and seldom musses his neat double-breasted suits even when he gets into the act on songs like The Mortgage Man. Most of the time, he circulates around the green-walled, silver-pillared Blackhawk to make the customers feel at home. They seem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Happiest Band in the Land | 9/13/1948 | See Source »

...Artists). When he refused to pay a $1 assessment in 1944, arguing that it was for political purposes, AFRA forced DeMille from the air. Since a majority of the union membership had approved the assessment, the Supreme Court upheld AFRA. Armed with a new legal weapon-the Taft-Hartley Act Act-DeMille is confidently returning to the fray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Comes September | 9/13/1948 | See Source »

...Artists). When he refused to pay a $1 assesment in 1944, arguing that it was for political purposes. AFRA forced DeMille from the air. Since a majority of the union membership had approved the assesment, the Supreme Court upheld AFRA. Armed with a ew legal weapon-the Taft-Hartley Act-DeMille is confidentaly returning to the fray...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Name for TV Wanted | 9/13/1948 | See Source »

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