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Dates: during 1940-1949
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It is true that Indianapolis has been "frightened" during this crime wave, but there appears to be no further occasion for fright, and we think a very good job of police work has been done to meet an ugly situation, which, by the way, is not peculiar to Indianapolis.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 15, 1947 | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

Said one participant later: "There is not the slightest shadow of a doubt in my mind that Eisenhower is running for President. There isn't any doubt either that he seized upon this occasion to register that impression with Pennsylvania political leaders."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The General Proposes | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

Even an ostensibly harmless action like the choice of Beirut, Lebanon, for next year's UNESCO conference, was an occasion of friction. Polish Delegate Jan Drohojowski, who had walked in & out of the conference in a constant huff, saw a last-minute chance for what he considered a crack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLICIES & PRINCIPLES: Man to Man | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

Never ones to let a logical plot stand in their way, the Marx Brothers outdo themselves in this revived 1937 classic. The chase, the great delaying action, Groucho scooting around like a bowlegged buzzard, and all the traditional slapstick routines are crammed into a confusing but hilarious "Room Service." According...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 12/9/1947 | See Source »

Last week, Mackenzie King sailed for home. With him he carried a handful of confetti he had scooped up after the wedding, and a bunch of white heather that had been given him and the other guests at the wedding breakfast. Said the London News Chronicle as Godspeed: ". . . In a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: THE PRIME MINISTRY: Man in Blue | 12/8/1947 | See Source »

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