Word: notes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Psychologists are the world's most inde fatigable fiddlers with figures, and from "Man's Prime" [TIME, Sept. 10] I note that Psychologist Harvey C. Lehman has averaged it all up to conclude that "top performances" come "at a precise figure for the prime of life: 33." An interesting commentary on the psychologist's mania for meaningless statistics would be a brief listing of some outstanding "top performances" in the arts, i.e., actual masterpieces...
...defeat at Pearl Harbor, already twice investigated and shortly to be reviewed once more, this time by a Congressional committee, was still a live political and military issue. Last week, in an article by John Chamberlain, one of its editors, LIFE added a new note to the political side. Said Chamberlain...
Evasion Money. In Pittsburgh, Charles Williams paid for a cup of coffee with a Japanese 10-peso (Philippines-issue) note, was grabbed as he scrammed with $9.95 in change...
...week's end, the Government was chewing the toughest cut of all. Some 600 western Ontario meat dealers decided to return all ration tokens and forms to the Prices Board, with a note that they had no further use for them. Then they would open shop for unrationed business as usual. The next move: the Government...
...cheerful Christmas note: there will be plenty of greeting cards and fancy gift wrappings...