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...Rule or Reign. Leopold's biggest mistake was his conviction about the outcome of World War II. In March 1940 he told a visitor: "I am as anti-Hitler as you are. But keep in mind that Germany will win the war." The King seemed right when the German army engulfed Belgium after 18 hopeless days of resistance. He refused to follow his government to exile in England. He surrendered his army. In both these actions he showed his stubborn will to rule rather than reign...
Last week, Morgan was on the air at a new time with a new sponsor, Bristol-Myers (Wed. 9 p.m., E.D.T., NBC). The ingredients were familiar: Morgan burlesquing high-flown documentaries; Morgan being badgered by bustling stooges. Biggest surprise was Morgan's respectful treatment of his sponsor and his super-generous mention (96 times) of the sponsor's name and products. As a reformed bad boy, Morgan is not necessarily funnier than before, but he might last longer...
Even as the economy showed signs of getting its second wind, a new threat arose-the possibility of the first serious wave of strikes since 1947. Now, as then, the test would come in the nation's two biggest industries, steel and autos. In both, the C.I.O. was already threatening to strike to get a fourth round of wage boosts...
America's biggest bargain counter closed down last week; the War Assets Administration officially expired. For the $25.2 billion worth of surplus property (original cost) which WAA sold in a little over three years, it got $4.2 billion...
...celebrating its 25th birthday, M-G-M is still Hollywood's biggest studio (31 stages and 3,700 employees), and the only one to have run so long with regular dividends and without merger, bankruptcy or reorganization. For the anniversary year, no special day has been set for a celebration. But last week M-G-M executives kept a date that came close enough for the milestone: they trooped to a birthday luncheon for 64-year-old L. B. Mayer...