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...equal rights in the same breath seems to me a mistake. And the mistaken impression that it is impossible to have both at the same time is one of the biggest causes of present racial troubles. If I divide my apple with a Negro but refuse to let him bite off my half, I give him an equal right but at the same time I keep segregation. I can't believe an intelligent Negro would object or feel discriminated against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 25, 1949 | 7/25/1949 | See Source »

...Gordon G. Johnson hung up his dentist's drill, got a bite to eat and headed for Medinah Temple, Chicago headquarters of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Doc made a beeline for the third floor where the Temple's Oriental band was gathering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ORGANIZATIONS: The World of Hiram Abif | 7/25/1949 | See Source »

...adults in Europe. We are a Socialist-Monarchy that is really the last monument of liberalism." Speaking in Faversham, Kent, Tory Robert Boothby posed an earthier dilemma. To him, the proposed reduction of food imports seemed "a pretty prospect -an endless vista of free false teeth with nothing to bite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Three Fusils Conjoined | 7/11/1949 | See Source »

...Even tried & true contributors of other years were reluctant to bet on what seemed to be a sure loser. Then Louis Johnson stepped in, raised enough money ($1,500,000) to pay for Harry Truman's whistle-stop campaign. Some of the men on whom Johnson put the bite were longtime Democrats; some were strong for one plank or another in Harry Truman's platform; some simply found it good business to be on good terms with the Administration (as others were supporting the G.O.P. for the same reason). Whatever their motives, Harry Truman-who puts great store...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: THE ANGELS OF THE TRUMAN CAMPAIGN | 6/6/1949 | See Source »

...feeding habits of mosquitoes (their most intimate contact with man) are still poorly understood. Scientists agree that the males puncture only plants, but they are not sure which plants, for they rarely catch them at it. In some species, the females bite warm-blooded animals whenever they get the chance, but they can also thrive on vegetable food only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Mosquito Mysteries | 6/6/1949 | See Source »

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