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In the dark days of 1942, when Prime Minister Churchill broke the news to Premier Stalin that there would be no second front that year, it looked as though the worst had happened. With beleaguered Briton and resentful Russian glaring at each other, the war might be lost. The man...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Job in Java | 1/28/1946 | See Source »

Less than two months, ago, Slick Airways was still just a daydream much like the daydreams of 100,000 other soldier flyers. Unlike most others, this one was backed by 1) plenty of cash and 2) rough-&-ready business savvy. Both were supplied largely by two brothers, dark-haired, studious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Slick Brothers | 1/28/1946 | See Source »

Ike blinked misty eyes, hesitated for words, said simply that he was "deeply touched." Then his easygoing composure returned. He rubbed his pate and quipped: "One thing I feel thoroughly certain of-it must be a bald peak."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: DOMINION: Good Old Ike | 1/21/1946 | See Source »

Double Take. Alike in talent, they are poles apart in temperament. Prankish, pun-loving Grouse is easygoing, Lindsay something of a hypochondriac. Warns Grouse: "Don't ever ask Howard how he feels, because he'll tell you." Lindsay likes a drink; Grouse swore off "in the middle of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Play in Manhattan, Nov. 26, 1945 | 11/26/1945 | See Source »

Lucy was accepted by easygoing Oxnard as commercially, not personally, involved in the operation of her bordellos. She not only kept on cooking in Oxnard's big houses, but tended children, helped dress many an Oxnard daughter for parties. The town thought little of seeing fat and prosperous Oxnard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: Sin & Souffl | 11/5/1945 | See Source »

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