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...machine in history. Three years ago he had turned down a glittering political gamble, the presidency of the U.S. (which many people thought he could have won easily),* and settled himself spiritedly into the presidency of Columbia University. Destiny had again plucked him out. Now, at 60, he bore the title of Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. His words would be heeded not only by the U.S. but by most of the world, friendly and hostile...
...flipped a switch, and a beam of strong light bore down through the flare-light. "Roger, Firefly, Roger," said the Invader pilot. He dived through winking flashes of small-arms fire and dropped two tanks of napalm on the hill, which burst into flame. "That's good, that's good, Firefly," exulted Bandbox. "That's right in there. Give 'em a few more...
...names were still there. The apartment door bore the wife's name, Lida Clementisova, while the directory in the lobby listed the name of the husband Vladimir Clementis. Clementis was Foreign Minister, following the defenestrated Jan Masaryk, until he was ousted himself (TIME, March 27, 1950) for "losing faith in Stalin...
...Opportunity. Jimmy Byrnes, once a Congressman, a Senator, an "Assistant President," a Supreme Court Justice, was also the man whom Harry Truman had once accused of "failing miserably" as Secretary of State. But Governor Byrnes bore no grudges. Launching into his inaugural address, he called for national unity to meet the threat of Soviet Communism...
...that impulse to telephone him, "Yes" to a baby, and "no" to a bore, "No" if you're asked if you-ve heard it before...