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...would he respond? The answer came when Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, Franco's vice president and surrogate strongman, went to a special session of parliament. Speaking for "the Caudillo of Spain and the Generalissimo of our armies," the admiral told the delegates that he was there "to render the homage which the armed forces of the nation deserve...
American scientists are now reported to be researching a "neutron" bomb which could render large areas uninhabitable for brief periods of time in addition to wiping out all those in the vicinity of the blast. C. L. Sulzberger writes in the New York Times that the bomb's "short-lived radiation effects could destroy an enemy's troops without causing unacceptable damage in cities or other areas." In other words, the once-proven "urbanization" theory could be successfully applied without all the fuss and expense of repeated bombings. Contaminate the countryside, and you are bound to cause a mass exodus...
...survived through the years. As a young man, Charles de Gaulle composed a tribute to Napoleon Bonaparte that could serve as his own epitaph: "In spite of the time that has gone by, of opposing sentiments and new subjects for mourning, crowds from every part of the world render homage to his memory and near his grave abandon themselves to a shiver of grandeur...
...instant commentary. The daily papers blanket their pages with countless, often overlapping stories on the results. TIME has a different mission. Because we are a weekly newsmagazine, we have a few days of which to stand back, sort out and organize the avalanche of facts, form fresh judgments, and render reasoned analysis...
...former parishioners of Father Dollard, we wholeheartedly support his position in establishing a compulsory church membership fee. Churches are no different from civic governments, schools, hospitals, etc. They all need money to render their services...