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Up & down their island, Britons laughed and sang to celebrate a sight they had not seen in six long years. Thousands strolled in the bright streets, arm in arm, and singing. Auto parties cruised about to take in the sight. To six-year-old children, who had never seen the...
The blackout" was officially ended in Britain* last week. But for most Britons the lightup was a letdown. Instead of full illumination, they got only an installment. Darkened cities along the coast will remain dark. And streets will not be fully lit till July 15.
Then there is Shirley Temple. Miss Temple is living in the dim illumination of former plaudits. As an eight-year-old song and dance specialist she may have been cute for some; but as an actress she is about as convincing as Pauline in "The Perils of ..."
TIME (Sept. 18) has the right word, but fails to draw the logical inference. Tom Dewey is indeed carrying on his campaign like a "prosecutor," with just the technique that was his own as prosecuting attorney. One might wish a campaign for the Presidency to be conducted on a higher...
Ultimately he stumbles off a ship in India. There in the peace and abnegation of an ashrama he finds what he has been seeking. With his training in the Vendanta behind him, his mystical "illumination" achieved, he returns to the U.S. with faith in the Absolute, a humble belief in...