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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Scott journeyed to native encampments on the wild thornbush plains. He bumped over rough motor tracks, got lost in deserts, sat with chiefs and councillors and took down their words. The tribesmen deputized him to speak for them to the outside world, sold some of their cattle to pay for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: A Cry for Humanity | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

Germans, who have never shown any talent for democracy, are today corroded by 16 years' dictatorship, war and defeat. They have probably made greater progress toward democracy than the U.S. had a right to expect on V-E day; the many political-action groups which have sprung up all...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: A Good European | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

"I Am 70%." Adenauer, the man of principle, is well served by Adenauer, the politician. With great political skill and iron tenacity, he has put his ideas into effect. He is undisputed boss of his party; when opponents arise who might challenge his position, he tries to win them over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: A Good European | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

That night, while the weather lay thick and foul over the Norwegian coast, the control tower at Oslo airport received a garbled message from the DC-3's pilot. Forty-two hours later, after searching parties had scoured the countryside in vain, a lumberjack walking near Oslo Fjord heard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORWAY: A Trip to School | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

Arnulfo was dapper, yanqui-baiting ex-President Arnulfo Arias, an old enemy of Remón but a politico who has the support of the powerful Authentic Revolutionary Party and would have won the 1948 presidential elections if an electoral jury had not thrown out 2,714 of his ballots. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arnulfo Again | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

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