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...Mouth it is the turn of Artist Gulley Jimson, one of man-eating Sara's three ex-husbands, to take the story on its final rounds. Gulley comes prancing out of jail into the middle of the picture on Page One and except for a brief retirement (a six-month stretch for stealing a wealthy patron's diamond-studded snuffboxes) he holds the center of the stage to the very...
...would appreciate it, however, if you would correct the figures concerning untoward incidents in Okinawa during the six-month period ending Sept. 30, 1949. The correct official combined Army-Air Force figures for this period disclose that there were six murders, eight rapes, seven robberies and 23 assaults. TIME'S figures, which we could not confirm or deny during the few hours they were available to us before publication, were [considerably higher...
Felix's librettist had taken a theme somewhat appropriate to the time. The beloved son has been away "fighting the good fight" for seven years (Felix had actually been on a six-month trip to England and Scotland); finally, after an imposter (the stranger) tries to pass himself off as the returned prodigal, the real son returns to his parents amid great rejoicing. But in the Lemonade Opera's church-basement opera house, even John (Man in the Moon) Gutman's fine translation and adaptation failed to give the action much charm or excitement...
Cortisone is made, in 37 chemical steps over a six-month period, from the bile of slaughtered oxen (40 head are required for a single daily dose). Merck & Co., who make it, produce only about 1½ ounces a week. Acutely conscious of the desperate demand, research chemists have been plugging away at the problem, trying to speed the process and eventually mass-produce the drug...
...McCloy, new U.S. high commissioner of Germany, had to reshape his plans for a leisurely trip to his new post. John Jr., 11, and Ellen, nearly 8, insisted on taking along the family pets (Hansel, a canary, Judy, a boxer, and Punchy, a beagle). But Britain's six-month rabies quarantine presented a problem. Diplomat McCloy decided to send the wife and kids and Hansel on to Britain by boat. To avoid the British quarantine, he would fly nonstop from the U.S. to Germany himself, personally escorting Punchy and Judy direct to their new home...