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Twelve hours after leaving Honolulu he was strapped into a seat in a lost B-iy, staring out of a porthole at the ocean coming closer, and yelling, "Fifteen feet ... ten feet . . . five feet . . ." as its pilot strained to ditch the Bi; in the trough between two long swells. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: Durable Man | 4/17/1950 | See Source »

Two Types. Staring at three TV sets, the newsmen watched a program of Latin American singers and dancers broadcast from the Wardman Park Hotel, three miles away. Two of the three sets showed the program in color that ranged from fuzzy to fairly clear. The third set, an ordinary stock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Color Guns | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

In Mexico City's bustling Barrio Santa Maria, a huge crowd gathered, staring intently up into the sky. Dario Moctezuma joined the skygazers, but complained that he could see nothing. An obliging stranger threw an arm around his shoulder, pointed up-and sure enough, Dario thought he discerned a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Pies in the Sky | 4/3/1950 | See Source »

Two Sails. Sherman remembers his chagrin when he saw his first ship-the Nashiille, an ancient cruiser that had fired the first shot in the Spanish-American War and steamed off to World War I with the help of two sails. Now, he likes to remember his tour in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: According to Plan | 3/13/1950 | See Source »

At Salzburg, in the U.S. zone in Western Austria, Karpe chatted on the platform with friends who had come to say goodbye. He was happy to be going home, he said. A small, shifty-eyed stranger lolled in the background, staring at Karpe and listening to the talk, but no...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUSTRIA: Murder on the Express? | 3/6/1950 | See Source »

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