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...principal streets of the city. On her way she met Sir Walter Raleigh, who, observing her naked condition, threw his cloak about her, crying, "Honi soit qui mat y pense!', which, being translated, means: 'Thy need is greater than mine!' The Queen graciously responded, 'Dieu et mon droit!', which translated means, 'My God, you are right!' This incident is called the Magna Charta...
...obstetrician's wife who has had two out of four children "naturally," I cannot let the remarks of Drs. Mandy et al. [TIME, Jan. 19] go unchallenged. The key to their squawk about natural childbirth lies in the assertion that "tried and true methods are suffering unfairly by comparison . . ." Childbirth under anesthesia demands, I admit, less time and effort from the doctor than the natural delivery, at which he must be like a coach to an athlete in the field. When these doctors develop a more mature relationship with their patients, they will see for themselves the rewards, medical...
...thought he should have offices near the Mediterranean ports of Marseille and Genoa, where many of his ships are repaired. To Onassis, some empty buildings he had seen on a visit to Monaco looked ideal. A year ago, he approached Monaco's Societe des Bains de Mer et Cercle des Strangers (Sea Bathing Society and Foreigners Club) which controls most Monacan real estate, along with the Monte Carlo Casino. Would they rent him a building? They would...
...that the United Nations try to legislate freedom of the press throughout the world, U.S. editors and diplomats alike have regretted the proposal. Nations where the press has little freedom quickly seized on the proposal as a method to hamstring press freedom rather than help it (TIME, March 10, et seq.). Last week the restrictionists won their first, clear victory...
When William Bradford Huie took over the American Mercury two years ago, he promised to "recreate" the magazine in the great tradition of its first editor, Henry L. Mencken. But Bill Huie, who has been in hot water before with his books and articles (TIME, May 30, 1949 et seq.), found himself in trouble again. Almost at the start, he fell out with his backer, Manhattan Millionaire Clendenin Ryan. Five months ago the Mercury owed so much money that Huie was ready to close down. In time's nick, Huie found an angel: J. (for John) Russell Maguire...