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...Chiang is MAGIC, the corps of 750 officers & men of the U.S. Military Advisory Group in China. In theory operating under strict orders to remain "neutral," MAGIC has in practice been advising-at the noncombat level-the only military establishment it could reach, the Nationalist army. A fortnight ago, MAGIC's commander, Major General John P. Lucas, with whom Chiang had long been dissatisfied, was relieved by bluff, hearty Major General David G. Barr...
...students had won a round. At least in its present session, Panama's National Assembly would not approve the treaty, signed last fortnight (TIME, Dec. 22), giving the U.S. 14 air bases on Panamanian territory...
...police were partly to blame. When they clubbed students (and were themselves clubbed) in breaking up an anti-bases demonstration last fortnight, they unwittingly gave the agitators a big boost. Thereafter, calm discussion of the bases deal was impossible. Politicos, their eyes on next May's presidential election, began to play it safe. Last week, after 10,000 people paraded outside the National Assembly, a special committee brought out reservations designed to sidetrack the agreement...
...streets of Mexico, Christmas is the quietest day of the year. For children it is just another day of waiting for the toys that by Mexican custom will come a fortnight later, on Jan. 6, the Day of the Three Kings...
After winning seven out of eight games, Jimmy's talented Chicago Cardinals got their brains beaten out two Sundays in a row. What had happened? Struggling for the answer, Jimmy got to his feet before lunching sports writers in New York a fortnight ago. His explanation: he was being hoodooed by a radio announcer...