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Three years ago, Little Squire won 20 blues on the Eastern horse-show circuit. Last year he climaxed an undefeated season by taking the coveted jumping championship at Madison Square Garden. If he can defend his championship in this year's National, with wispy Elizabeth Hyland riding for young Gibbs, Little Squire will be the toast of the show ring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Lepper | 11/18/1940 | See Source »

...bathed by force. Doctors found him to be suffering from involutional melancholia and depressive psychosis. But to Hugh A. Fulton, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, this was just another Hopson dodge to escape justice. After months of confab, Government medicos declared him legally fit to defend himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UTILITIES: A. G. & E., Round IV | 11/18/1940 | See Source »

...DEMOCRACY WILL DEFEND AMERICA-Samuel Grafton-Simon & Schuster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Revolution by Consent | 11/11/1940 | See Source »

Columnist Grafton does not use the word revolution. His formula for "how democracy will defend America": "set [the people] loose and learn from them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Revolution by Consent | 11/11/1940 | See Source »

...while Joe Kennedy had been in bad odor in London because he had declared himself against U. S. aid for England, was bluntly pessimistic about England's ability to defend herself. Later he changed his tune. Before he left London he conceded: "I did not know London could take it. I did not think any city could take it. I am bowed in reverence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Good-By Joe | 11/4/1940 | See Source »

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