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...Certainly we Frenchmen know our own weaknesses better, you may be sure, than any outsider. We cannot conceal from ourselves the consequences of our political instability, the insufficient development of our economy, or our weakness in military power. You can depend on our selfcriticism. I leave it to you to decide whether we are the only nation suffering from weaknesses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Fraternit | 4/11/1955 | See Source »

...past greats such as Phil Waring, who led the nation in scoring two years ago, Tom Crump, once All-New England defense star, and Steve Hartog, once considered the top goalie in the East. Instead of the powerful squad of last year, Munro has been forced to depend largely on inexperienced sophomores...

Author: By Winthrop P. Smith, | Title: LINING THEM UP | 4/1/1955 | See Source »

Munro will depend heavily on Captain Dexter Lewis, Larry Coburn, and Don Davidoff in the attack. John Ogden is expected to excel in the goal, while Fred Sharf will bolster the defense Fuzz Stewart is Munro's only experienced mid-fielder...

Author: By Winthrop P. Smith, | Title: LINING THEM UP | 4/1/1955 | See Source »

...position that on major questions of war and peace, duly discussed, the allied nations' only sense-making course is bound into the course set by the U.S. Some leaders in allied lands have received this position with bad grace, preferring to imply that their security does not necessarily depend on the U.S. Last week, ministers of two British Commonwealth nations left no doubt about their stand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Together | 3/28/1955 | See Source »

While the Air Force does have some remarkable missiles, the stratospheric claims of Airman Gardner had the bumptious ring of old-style Air Force press-agentry. The missiles are less than the ultimate in weapons. The "sure-kill" Falcon will still depend on planes to get it to the right place, at the right time, under the right circumstances. Some missiles, like artillery shells, will be duds, and the enemy bombers will fly over. Even clever missiles may be fooled, e.g., a shower of shiny metal like Christmas tree tinsel can be as distracting to a radar hunter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Missiles with Minds | 3/28/1955 | See Source »

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