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...Milestone? When MacArthur sizes up the job the U.S. has done in Japan, he talks about a "milestone in the march of man." To spectators with less sweeping vision, this estimate seemed premature. But many would agree that, in Japan, the U.S. and MacArthur have acquitted themselves creditably in spite of the basic mistakes made in the first phase of the occupation. They were the mistakes of righteous anger and of unfamiliarity with the enormous problem of dealing with a conquered enemy, and in as far as they can be, they are on the way to being redressed...
...Coleman had hit safely in seven consecutive games, had a fat .400 average. That was not as good as Rookie Johnny Groth's .439 for the Detroit Tigers; Groth, who had been picked in spring training as the most likely candidate for rookie-of-the-year (TIME, March 28), was leading the league. But the relatively unsung Coleman was runner-up. Moreover, the Yankees had a rookie first baseman, Dick Kryhoski, who was hitting .375, and a pair-of third basemen, Bobby Brown and Billy Johnson who were belting the ball...
Crusade in Europe (Thurs. 9 p.m., ABC-TV). First chapter of MARCH OF TIME film based on General Dwight D. Eisenhower's book...
...faced Sir Alfred, 70, had made his reputation as an able painter of fine horseflesh. More recently, he had been worsted by Tate Gallery Director John Rothen stein in a public test of the Academy's taste in art collecting (TIME, March 14] and announced his decision to retire nex year. But Horse Painter Munnings was still feeling his oats; he made the R.A. dinner an occasion to register his emphatic nay to modern...
Crusade in Europe (MARCH OF TIME), a film history of the Second World War in the West, based on General Dwight D. Eisenhower's bestselling book (TIME, Nov. 22), is the most ambitious film yet made for television. Sponsored by TIME & LIFE, it will begin this week over the ABC-TV network, will be seen over stations in 32 cities. Crusade will be released in 26 weekly episodes of 20 minutes each; the whole series may then be repeated twice...