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. . . The U.S. may wake up to the fact too late that men like Schumacher are the democracies' most dependable friends in Europe . . . Schumacher may be a fanatic, but considering democracy's slim chances in Germany against the forces of both Communism and Naziism, its champions will have to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 30, 1952 | 6/30/1952 | See Source »

For as long as 36 hours before the ship docks, even in calm weather, Manning takes his only sleep in catnaps; he hardly stays in his cabin long enough to shave. Nor does the commodore completely relax in port. He has never been to Paris because he can't...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: Invasion, 1952 | 6/23/1952 | See Source »

"I Was a Fanatic." Manning was born in Germany in 1897. His father was a junior officer in the British Foreign Service, his mother a German. When he was ten, his father moved to New York and went into the importing business. Young Manning was a runt with a lisp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: Invasion, 1952 | 6/23/1952 | See Source »

He graduated from grade school with honors, enrolled in the New York Nautical School, with his sextant took a sight on success. Says Manning: "I was a fanatic on navigation." He was the smallest in his class, but he was also smart and tough. Two years and many fistfights later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: Invasion, 1952 | 6/23/1952 | See Source »

President Conant expressed regret that the spirit of the American "reformer" has been broken in recent years under the burden of reactionary and fanatic Communist pressure. He referred to "the successful attempts by certain groups and individuals to undermine the status of all reformers... The conviction of Alger Hiss and...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Conant Sees No Third World War If Free People Accept U.S. Leadership | 6/16/1952 | See Source »

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