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Author: By John G. Wofford, | Title: India: Slowly Down the Democratic Road | 11/24/1954 | See Source »

Died. Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, 73, German World War II tank commander, exponent and early practitioner of the blitzkrieg; of circulatory difficulties; in a Russian prison camp. Product of the Prussian military caste, Von Kleist contributed decisively to France's swift collapse by sending his Panzer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Nov. 15, 1954 | 11/15/1954 | See Source »

The Russian propaganda machine, slogging away in all directions, finally hit a snag in India, where it has been trying to be winning. The Indian government took a delayed look at the latest edition of the Big Soviet Encyclopedia and turned to the name Mohandas K. Gandhi. "Author of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Nov. 8, 1954 | 11/8/1954 | See Source »

Then came the signal to fire. But just as three of the dacoits aimed their rifles at the victims, one of the bound policemen sneezed, distracting the firing detail so much that all the shots missed. Worried by this bad-luck omen, Man Singh strode to the staked men and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: A Sneeze in Time | 8/9/1954 | See Source »

Woman of Low Repute. In 1931, however, Man Singh fell into a dispute with the same prophetic Brahman priest, over a property line that separated their two estates. In the midst of the dispute, the priest saw fit to establish a low-caste mistress in his house. The upright Singh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Terror of Kings | 7/19/1954 | See Source »

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