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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Ordinarily the incident might have been forgotten, but to correspondents becalmed at Key West, it seemed like a ruffling little breeze of news. Next day the nation's press (attributing its information to unnamed presidential "intimates" ) breathlessly reported that Harry Truman had spotted Ike as the Republican to beat in 1952. Considering Ike's series of anti-Fair Deal speeches (TIME, Dec. 12-19), the assumption did not seem too farfetched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Friendly Exchange | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

...Holy City, might reach an overall peace settlement. "We will shed our blood for Jerusalem," warned a Jordan spokesman. "Let the U.N. take heed." Pointedly, Abdullah was spending each Friday, the Moslem Sabbath, in the Old City. "The U.N.," he said during last week's visit, "does not seem to know the reality of the situation, We oppose the [internationalization] resolution because it is impracticable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNITED NATIONS: Till the End of Time? | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

Signs of Maturity. Protected by the 100-mile-wide Strait of Formosa, separating them from the Communists on the mainland, the Nationalists seem to have a good chance of successfully defending their island redoubt against an assault-providing Formosa's native population does not rise against them. While General Sun is licking Formosa's military defenses into shape, Governor Wu is busy trying to win the loyalty of Formosa's 6,500,000 people, most of whom dislike the Chinese, Nationalist or Communist. To win friends among Formosa's hard-working peasants, Wu is pressing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Report on Formosa | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

...could deny Formosa to the Communists at little risk to itself. By helping the Nationalists hold Formosa, the U.S. could help thwart further Communist expansion in Asia, at the same time acquire an important base in its Pacific security system. But as of last week, the U.S. did not seem interested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Report on Formosa | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

...snaps, "has missed the boat as a human being." Before each of Shakespeare's plays, he carefully lays the scene-the Denmark of Hamlet, the England of the Henrys, a physical description of Cleopatra ("I fumble around with this damn business to make the past seem eloquent"). Then he launches into the plays themselves, acting out each part. "Students must experience Shakespeare," he says, "not just read his words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Sentimentalist | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

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