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Radio reporters immediately began broadcasting the news. On the floor of the U.N. conference, a Chilean delegate waved an extra edition of the San Francisco Call-Bulletin with the screaming headline NAZIS QUIT. The delegates burst into applause. Cheering crowds gathered in the streets of New York City and Chicago. An hour and a half later, President Truman called in reporters and announced that the story was untrue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: V-E Day: There Was Such a Feeling of Joy | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...start) and the low job prestige, are veering away from education careers. As recently as 1968, nearly 25% of college freshmen favored teaching as a profession, but last year only 5.5% showed any interest. Among the remaining young people who do decide to teach, reportedly up to half quit within five to seven years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: And Now, a Teacher Shortage | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...more than 3˝ years. The odds finally caught up with the popular Prime Minister last week in an unexpected crisis over the government's handling of the May soccer riot in Brussels that left 38 dead in a clash between English and Italian fans. Six Liberal Party ministers quit after Minister of the Interior Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, a member of the Christian Social Party, refused to accept direct responsibility for the incident. Martens offered his government's resignation, but in a rare move by the country's constitutional monarch, King Baudouin refused to accept it. The King's reason: elections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Notes: Jul. 29, 1985 | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

Whether you're facing a midlife crisis or you just got permission from Mom to quit the piano, now you can live your dream of wailing on a six string. The fret board on Optek's PC-connected Fretlight guitar optekmusic.com $600) lights up to show you where to put your fingers for chords and melodies. Ready for your world tour? Plug into any amplifier, crank up the volume, and pray that those desktop lessons paid off. --By Wilson Rothman

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Light Up the Stage | 4/10/2005 | See Source »

Haha. Ludacris just saw Austin Powers on the USA Network and now he can’t quit talking about it, all repeating lines and saying “shag” in conversation. D’you guys see that movie though? Funny movie...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'One Thing' is Missing | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

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