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Quick Peek. After the procession passed, everyone surged toward the Palace. While the crowd roared good-natured advice, five elderly gentlemen hastened to drape the royal balcony with a huge bolt of gold-trimmed cloth. The royal foursome stepped out, waving and smiling while the crowd sang "For He'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Homecoming | 5/26/1947 | See Source »

The hardy inhabitants* of isolated Aklavik at the mouth of the Mackenzie River own 220 radios. But for a long time they could tune in regularly on only one station, at Fairbanks, Alaska, and it broadcasts only in the winter. Now, thanks to a burly, good-natured Canadian soldier named...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: NORTHWEST TERRITORIES: Hope You Are the Same | 5/26/1947 | See Source »

Furthermore, do not open it intending only a quick glance and a passing smile, because you will find yourself reading the entire magazine, except possibly for some rhymed, five-line fillers masquerading as limericks. Take "Speak For St. Joan," for instance. This is a good-natured burlesque of what might...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: On The Shelf | 5/22/1947 | See Source »

At "Steady, Barker," half of Britain rears back and roars. The catch line is Barker's trademark-and his contribution to the language. During the war small British ships used the words as a warning against U-boats. And in the thousand irritations of civilian life in postwar Britain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Steady, Barker | 3/3/1947 | See Source »

Voice from the Widely Bimps. When he isn't exploding all over the basketball court, Frank Keaney is a good-natured Irishman who saves old glassware as a hobby. In practice, one of his tricks is to bolt a steel rim inside the baskets, reducing their size from 18...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Firehouse Frank and His Boys | 1/20/1947 | See Source »

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