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Little new or revealing evidence of those ten tense years is placed before the observer; the events appear in much the same light that illumined them in 1932 or '33. The Japanese betrayal of the Kellogg-Brian compact began the downhill course. Following the Manchurian invasion, Secretary Stimson foresaw repetition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE BOOKSHELF | 1/11/1943 | See Source »

Punjab Province in India was curry-hot with religious conflicts and revolts against British rule until 1937, when moderate Sir Sikander Hyat Khan, member of a distinguished Moslem family, became Premier of the Punjab. By straightforward administration and sense-making pleas for Hindu-Moslem unity, he succeeded in uniting the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Death and Factions | 1/11/1943 | See Source »

Last week a tone of desperate urgency crept into official pleas for more industrial and residential conversion from oil to coal for heating. James C. Richdale, chairman of the New England Council Liquid Fuel Committee, said: "We've got to quit talking about 75% [of normal fuel oil needs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: Bleak New England Days | 12/21/1942 | See Source »

With Boston's supply of blood plasma greatly diminished by a Cocoaunt Grove disaster and despite an additional supply being flown in from Washington, the Boston Donor Center has sent out pleas to all Harvard students for additional contributions. So great has been the initial response that appointments cannot be...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOSTON BLOOK CENTER ASKS ADDITIONAL HARVARD HELP | 12/1/1942 | See Source »

Even though this bill remains the only business before Congress, time will play an all-important role in its fate. Christmas is but three weeks away, and already members are anxious to get to the job of relaxation. Goaded by pleas from the White House, the Army and the Navy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Blind Mouths | 11/30/1942 | See Source »

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