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Ventriloquism is no novelty at the U.N. The ancient, stiff-lipped, diplomatic art of throwing words into another's mouth has been practiced long and often between the world's capitals and U.N.'s council tables. But up to now, like Charlie himself, the McCarthys have taken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNITED NATIONS: A Little Entertainment | 12/2/1946 | See Source »

Before the dust had settled from last week's explosion at the Sun, "Dimmy" Dimitman sent a thin-lipped memo to his editors. Excerpts: "Unduly large portions of our spot-news space have been devoted to subjects featured on the editorial page. > . . I think it should be our policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Shadow on the Sun | 11/18/1946 | See Source »

Harry Truman, who is always getting crossed up, got crossed up with one of his warmest friends-earnest, tight-lipped John Snyder. Mr. Truman had boasted that by the end of the year the U.S. budget would be in balance. But Secretary of the Treasury Snyder, after making his calculations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Hardly Any Difference | 10/21/1946 | See Source »

Beer & Free Lunch. Hinky Dink and his lifelong partner, Bathhouse John Coughlin, had set out to rule these rich and raffish stews of the new metropolis. Bathhouse John, once a rubber in a Turkish oath, was the front man. He was a huge, bumbiing. handsome ruffian, full of pomp, speech...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ILLINOIS: Museum Piece | 10/21/1946 | See Source »

But the business manager of a plant as large and varied as that of a great university must take matters like Corporations and student reactions as a routine part of his job. Moreover, the greatest measure of his efforts goes unnoticed by students and faculty alike. The precious meat for...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Faculty Profile | 7/19/1946 | See Source »

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