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Second Day. The Red radio broadcast detailed accounts of the first day's conference, triumphant in tone, while the U.N. kept mum and allied newsmen, barred from Kaesong, had almost nothing to report to the world. Five civilian newsreel and newspaper photographers slipped past the Communist roadblocks on the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War: Red Backdown | 7/23/1951 | See Source »

Many Laborite consciences were burning when the debate ended. If it had been a free vote, some undoubtedly would have joined the Liberals and Tories in condemning the government's highhanded stand. But the government's life was at stake; every Laborite dutifully cast his vote against Davies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: No Offense | 7/9/1951 | See Source »

A white flag was raised last week to signal the surrender of 19 Japanese holdouts still fighting World War II on tiny Anatahan Island. One of their group, Japanese Petty Officer Junji Inoue, had surrendered to the crew of a U.S. Navy tug three weeks ago (TIME, June 25). He...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PACIFIC: End of Tyranny | 7/9/1951 | See Source »

Hurrah for Martin Merson and his stand against the highhanded methods of the American Legion [TIME, Feb. 12] ! . . . As an amputee-who has spent much time and money attempting to get help with special equipped autos and better artificial limbs for arm amputees-I say that if the Legion spent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 5, 1951 | 3/5/1951 | See Source »

Last week Cairo broke its tight censorship over Farouk's highhanded love match. At Abdin Palace, the Royal Press Counselor Karem Sabet Pasha announced:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EGYPT: By the Grace of God | 2/19/1951 | See Source »

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