Word: reflection
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Between the Baltic Sea and the Bavarian Alps, the U.S., Britain and France have a string of air bases equal to any in the world. Inherited from the Nazis, the accommodations at these bases reflect the care that Hermann Goring lavished on his pet Luftwaffe. Runways (extended by the jet-flying allies) are long and smooth, operations buildings snugly efficient, living quarters furnished down to the last monogrammed china dinner service.* Only snag about the old German system of air bases: it faces the wrong way. The best of the fields, i.e., those in the Reich's rear areas...
...crisis in U.S. history, part of a deep struggle to align the U.S. with the responsibilities, opportunities and dangers of the newest phase of its existence-world leadership in the cold war with Communism. The presidential election would be a fraud itself if it did not somehow reflect this conflict...
Many of you have written to ask why TIME has on occasion "honored" the enemies of the U.S. by placing them on the cover. The answer: TIME'S covers reflect the news, and Communism has certainly been in the news. When a Communist appears on the cover of TIME, he is placed in the spotlight the better to be scrutinized...
...best hope for the Constitution party is a Stevenson victory in November. If the Eisenhower Republicans lose, the Taft wing will almost surely burst to the fore with a flurry of "I told you sos.' They will say take Ike did not truly reflect the great conservative sentiment in the nation. Yet, others will say Ike lost because he was not liberal enough...
Whether flown by hot rods or not, the delta-wings are the hottest thing in aviation. They reflect the British philosophy of design. Britain needs speedy interceptors, like World War II's Spitfire, which can climb rapidly to great height. They must take off from small fields. They do not need great range...