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Said General MacArthur: "Perusal of the letters will show any fair-minded person that they were neither politically inspired nor intended to convey blanket approval of the Congressman's views." He added: "I entirely repudiate the sinister interpretation that they were intended as criticism of any political philosophy or of any personages in high office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The MacArthur Candidacy | 4/24/1944 | See Source »

...piece of grave robbery substitutes drawling charm for the rawboned, murderous innocence of the frontier. A pretty Indian girl (Linda Darnell) teaches Bill Cody how to write a presentable letter to his pretty Eastern bride-to-be (Maureen O'Hara). Likewise prettily, in a coy ritual with a blanket, they plight their troth. When Bill and his wife break up there is no hint of the fact that he was quite a bronco buster with the ladies, nor does he follow history by accusing his wife of trying to poison him. Notably absent from the picture are his great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Apr. 24, 1944 | 4/24/1944 | See Source »

...become a Regular Army Air Corpsman and specialize in photo work. As a captain in 1942 he went to Australia, commanded the first P-38 squadron to be used in his kind of work. The P-38s then had more bugs in them than a doughboy's blanket. The high, hot flying of recon work burned them up! Some of Pop's Lightnings exploded in midair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy: Photo Pop | 3/20/1944 | See Source »

...organized the Fifth District Shore Patrol, first separate, permanent unit of its kind, gave the new outfit blanket orders to clean up-fast. That is what the Patrol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - MORALE: Ingoldsby Legend | 2/21/1944 | See Source »

...Under today's gentle blanket of beautiful snow lie hidden the special decorations which embellished the streets of Jersey City for the holiday season. Tomorrow the sun will shine and everything will sparkle, even last week's garbage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW JERSEY: Yesterday's Garbage | 1/17/1944 | See Source »

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