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Last week the balance of political power in Italy suddenly swung to the Left. This was due not so much to Italy's difficulties, although since the fall of Mussolini lire circulation has doubled, the Italian national debt quadrupled (according to the British Ministry of Economic Warfare). It is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: A Little Matter of Castling | 8/21/1944 | See Source »

Proud of his operating skill, energetic, 52-year-old Joe Frazer did not take that lying down. At the suggestion of the Navy, he organized a company to take over Warren City Tank & Boiler Co. Last February he changed its name to Warren City Manufacturing Co., became its president, soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS,RUBBER,ICE,FOOD,OIL: Joe Frazer and Graham-Paige | 8/21/1944 | See Source »

"What is the explanation for the military success of the Japs in China, which was achieved despite the fact that Japan's general military and international situation is worse, while the international situation has changed favorably for China?" Answer: the "doubled-edged methods of political war whereby the Japanese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: The Bear's Paw | 7/31/1944 | See Source »

The tornado smashed in, the high steel pyramid doubled into an inverted-V. Randall straightened up, unhurt. Up Shinns Run, the storm swirled across the countryside in a path 300 yards wide, leveling trees, houses and fences as if an army of bulldozers had streaked through the valley. At Boothsville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CATASTROPHE: They Hoped for a Storm | 7/3/1944 | See Source »

The overall drag (air resistance) is so low that when the wheels are down the drag is doubled. The flying controls are so delicately balanced that no auxiliary power or "boost" is necessary for the pilot to operate them. This conserves the "feel" that flyers value so much. Test pilots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIR: An Excellent Airplane | 6/26/1944 | See Source »

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