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When Editor Michael Straight of the New Republic picked up his telephone in Washington one morning last week, London was on the wire. His caller was his old friend Kingsley Martin, editor of the New Statesman and Nation. Editor Martin was in a high huff about a "rather dirty trick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Tarradiddle & Truth | 3/19/1951 | See Source »

Either Congress must devise a tax structure that will distribute the costs of mobilization equitably power the population, or consumers must take their chances in an inflationary rat-race. The first choice challenges politicians' faith in the willingness of their constituents to face unpleasant facts--such as the fact that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: II: Politician's Nightmare | 3/15/1951 | See Source »

In the past two years, Harvard has won two football games and lost fifteen. Many of the losses have almost amounted to massacres, and have weakened the team for games against more reasonable rivals. In spite of this, our record against several traditional opponents has not been anywhere near disgraceful...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Football | 2/23/1951 | See Source »

There are other facets of her life which one might think were unpleasant. The idea of doing show after show with just a little break might be thought boring, but Miss Rand says, "To me dancing is just like playing tennis and reading a book at the same time. An...

Author: By Herbert S. Meyers, | Title: "Art Is My Life," Says Sally Rand | 2/21/1951 | See Source »

No sooner had New Yorkers heard the good news about their water supply than their attention was wrenched abruptly skywards. In three sections of the city, a local survey showed last week, soot was piling up twice as deep as it did in Pittsburgh in the days when Pittsburgh was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Air | 2/19/1951 | See Source »

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