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Dates: during 1940-1949
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¶Said TIME, April 7, 1930, commenting on readers' objections to the Al Capone cover: ". . . If it is considered an honor to be pictured on TIME'S cover, TIME is glad that is so. But in selecting national figures for its cover, TIME does not presume to be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 19, 1949 | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

The thought comes to me that William McCarthy, self-styled atheist, is by his own claims extremely busy "giving the Lord (a mythical deity) hell" (a portion of a nonexistent place of retribution). And Don Quixote tilted at windmills . . .

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 19, 1949 | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

Ever since 1776, when Manhattan's first reservoir was built on lower Broadway and pipes made of hollow logs were laid in the streets, New York City has been trying to keep ahead of its thirst. At first it was a simple process; though the population jumped from 22...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: How Dry I Am | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

This is one of the most peculiar regulations in the history of national security. The Navy, supposedly insuring the loyalty of its own personnel, has now taken upon itself the task of checking on the entirely legal comings and goings of private citizens. Why does the Navy concern itself with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard and the Navy | 12/17/1949 | See Source »

The head of Japan's largest university has been in the country for a week attending conferences under the auspices of the United States Government, but he is visiting Harvard on his own.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Japanese University Head to Visit Here | 12/16/1949 | See Source »

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