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Henry. His impetuous decision was to launch a nationwide ad campaign blasting OPA. But he was cooled down and the plan was dropped.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: Young Henry Takes a Risk | 2/4/1946 | See Source »

Persistent rumors said that Moscow had exacted a price (i.e., joint Sino-Soviet control of Manchurian mines and other enterprises). In any case, the National Government may have felt a price worthwhile. It had already agreed to give Russia railway, naval and trade rights in Manchuria-though the Moscow press...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: We Must Help Ourselves | 12/10/1945 | See Source »

Last week the Navy's shark-scat was a red-hot topic in Gloucester. Other fishermen, following the Angle and Florence, tried it with success. But Skipper Philip Nicastro of the Serafina N. claimed that one impetuous shark ate a whole bag of the stuff without apparent damage. One...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Sharks Don't Like It | 11/5/1945 | See Source »

¶ The Christian Century, after flatly calling the use of the bomb "an American atrocity," explained that this was because the editor did not believe that the "impetuous" manner of using it was "a military necessity." The writer went on to say that military necessities are "beyond moral condemnation," and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Godless Gotterdammerung | 10/15/1945 | See Source »

The Queen's Lover. It was the beginning of the most colorful period of Sickles' astonishing life. His wife, who had slowly died of shame, sorrow and tuberculosis, was carried to her grave by four embarrassed major generals. Sickles arrived in Madrid a free, amorous, impetuous man. His...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Yankee King of Spain | 6/18/1945 | See Source »

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