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In the Korean war, U.S. helicopters with their big whirring rotors hover over the rugged battlefields, bringing supplies to cut-off units or rescuing the wounded from isolated spots that could not have been reached any other way. One of the men flying the 'copters is Lieut, (j.g.) Charles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEN AT WAR: Story of a Helicopter | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

Lea, 43, a wiry El Pasoan who once went in for portraiture and commercial art, developed his reporter's skill on a rugged assignment. As an artist-correspondent he covered World War II for LIFE, painted the North Atlantic patrol, later moved to the Pacific and landed with the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Good & Authentic | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

With the monsoon season waning, Communist-led Viet Minh rebels began to apply rising pressure against scattered French outposts along IndoChina's rugged, 550-mile border with Red China. Four Communist battalions attacked the isolated clay fort at Dongkhe (100 miles north of Hanoi), overpowered its 200 French Foreign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DANGER ZONES: Rich Experiences | 10/9/1950 | See Source »

The Road Less Traveled By. Robert Frost, a rugged individual from New England, is used to the road less traveled by; it was the road he picked for himself. Scrubbing his white hair with a thick hand and glaring amiably from fierce blue eyes, he says: "I want people to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Pawky Poet | 10/9/1950 | See Source »

Warden is a rugged 184-pounder who has won tow varsity letters as a reserve halfback. He is a competent blocker, and thus far has proven to be the best broken field runner.

Author: By Bayley F. Mason, | Title: Lowenstein, West Are Key Men for Success of New Crimson Backfield | 10/7/1950 | See Source »

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