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Already the U.S. had tasted, if only lightly, the blood, sweat, toil and tears of war. But the taste would become sharper as the manpower program forced men to work or fight, regardless of family ties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - Fathers Next | 2/22/1943 | See Source »

...have, all his acts and speeches must have a different and a sharper meaning for you now. Every time you see his name in the papers you can see his face, hear him rolling his "r's" or slurring his "g's." Everything you read or hear about him is colored by those visual impressions of weakness or strength, ignorance or knowledge, charlatanism or statesmanship you received when you last saw him. And when you see his name in the papers, he is not just a name any longer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Feb. 15, 1943 | 2/15/1943 | See Source »

Preparing for the invasion of Dartmouth's Indians tomorrow night in a non League tussle, the puck-Chasers went about their task with very little ado, and didn't let up once along the way. The Harvard passing was sharper than it had been in recent contests, and Coach John Chase was pleased with what went...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Swamps Wildcats; Meets Indians Tomorrow | 1/13/1943 | See Source »

...Specifics. To keep the world family healthy, Wallace suggested a far sharper program than he presented in May: >For the international unity that is a requisite of peace, the United Nations will need 1) machinery to keep aggressor nations disarmed, 2) machinery to prevent economic warfare, 3) "probably" an international court to settle disputes, 4) a world council, "so that whatever world system evolves will have enough flexibility to meet changing circumstances as they arise." >To achieve international liberty, regional problems should be left in regional hands. "The aim would be the maximum of home rule that can be maintained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wallace's Answer | 1/11/1943 | See Source »

...French town, suddenly saw a newspaper photograph of Freud. Dali uttered a loud cry. Says he: "I had just that instant discovered the morphological secret of Freud! Freud's cranium is a snail!" Dali eventually met Freud. But only when Dali's voice "became involuntarily sharper and more insistent . . . before [Freud's] imperturbable indifference," did the psychological giant finally blurt out: "I have never seen a more complete example of a Spaniard. What a fanatic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Not So Secret Life | 12/28/1942 | See Source »

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