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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Molokai Impression Sirs: It is to be regretted that in your interesting and informative article on the "Return of Damien," in TIME, Feb. 3, you did not correct the general impression that the entire island of Molokai is a leper settlement, hence the name "Molokai" a bit loathesome.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 9, 1936 | 3/9/1936 | See Source »

As one of the 7,000 non-leprous residents on the island of Molokai, and as one of the two physicians on leeward Molokai, I would like to clarify and correct the wrong impressions held by most people on the mainland, which were. no doubt, strengthened after reading your otherwise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 9, 1936 | 3/9/1936 | See Source »

Same day the printed record of the hearings was delivered to the House Appropriations Committee by the Government Printing Office, distributed among newspaper men for future release. Last week Senator Byrnes charged that the printed record contained General Hagood's testimony but not the questions put to him by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Flippant Philosopher | 3/9/1936 | See Source »

The boldest stroke of British policy since the War is the "Eden Diplomacy" of His Majesty's Government in filling the seas around Italy with warboats and naval aircraft (TIME, Sept. 2 & 30). This cramming of weapons into the Mediterranean had the effect of making the League of Nations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Pigs in Policy | 3/2/1936 | See Source »

Officially, no country ever wins the Olympic Games. Scores are kept only for individual events in which the first three contestants get respectively gold, silver and bronze medals. Unofficially, sportswriters long ago worked out a system to determine team championships by awarding ten points for first place, five for second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Games at Garmisch (Cont'd) | 2/24/1936 | See Source »

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