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Baptist Harry Truman, who is justly proud of his Bible knowledge, had a little confession to make. Reaching into his memory for a quotation from Daniel last week, he had come out with: "The laws of the Medes and Persians, they are not altered." What he should have said, he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Mr. Truman & the Shahinshah | 11/28/1949 | See Source »

One chill day in Moscow, U.S. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith decided he wanted to go fishing. He drove his car out to the Moscow Sea (an artificial lake near the capital) without notifying his MVD guards, who shadowed him everywhere he went. He persuaded the head of a-small fishery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Beedle in Wonderland | 11/21/1949 | See Source »

Foujita used no models for any of his new pictures. His silvery nudes belonged "to no nationality, no epoch. I have had 3,000 models and I don't need them any more." He had imparted an oriental delicacy to such details as the hair and toes, but generally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Elegance | 11/21/1949 | See Source »

A Time for Questions. A unique blend of Mediterranean and Oriental cultures, Macao is the Far East's oldest European colony. It is smaller than Manhattan, and its population (300,000), mostly Chinese, is less than Newark's. Four centuries ago, it became Europe's first port...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MACAO: A Time for Circumspection | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

"It never rains but it Powers," opined the ancient oriental, "I'm not trying to Sella bill of goods," salaamed the apprentice oracle, "I met a Rizzi Buxton babe with Zawadsky dough, and if you can Reed between the lines, you'll know that we're expecting a little Bunnell...

Author: By Hu FLUNG Huey occ, | Title: Oriental Brain Works Fast, Risks Portentous Prophecy | 11/5/1949 | See Source »

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