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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Citation: "Your courageous exploration of cardiopulmonary functions . . . will mean longer and more productive lives for millions...
...William S. Girard, and whether or not he should be tried by a Japanese court for the accidental shooting of a Japanese woman boils down to a heated argument over the much misunderstood status-of-forces agreements between the U.S. and 49 friendly countries. Just what do the agreements mean, and how well have they worked in the past? See NATIONAL AFFAIRS, The Girard Case and G.I.s in Foreign Courts...
...hoped in vain for an American League pennant since the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919, have learned to endure an annual disappointment: watching the White Sox get off to a fast start, then fall in a "June Swoon." This year the Sox raced into June as if they really mean to run all the way. One big difference is a scrappy, tobacco-chewing little second baseman named Jacob Nelson Fox. See SPORT, Nellie's Needle...
Senior Statesman. In a part of the world where the old Ottoman title of Pasha is still popularly bestowed on all sorts of generals and paladins, Iraqis mean only one man when they speak of "The Pasha." His countrymen fear, respect, or stand in awe of Nuri; they do not love him, and though he has been managing their country's affairs since before most of them were born, few Iraqis know him as a human being. He rules them as a dictator, with an indifference to their opinion that verges on contempt...
...diminutive Newspaper Owner Jean Baylet, whose Dépéche du Midi circulates its narrow message throughout France's poorer South. Radicals questioned Bourges sharply about his plans, finally voted 44 to 10 that he take his first step. Muttered a Radical Deputy: "That doesn't mean we've approved him yet as Premier...