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...rumor mills had it that Hirohito, while closeted with MacArthur, discussed abdication in favor of Crown Prince Akihito, 11, and a regency. But there was no visible pressure on him to leave the throne. If abdication was in fact discussed, it was because Hirohito himself wanted...
...that our friend Haile Selassie is back on his throne as Emperor of Ethiopia, Power of Trinity I, King of Kings, Elect of God, Light of the World and Conquering Lion of Judah, he has renewed his TIME subscription and sent us a check for $38.90 so we can air mail the next 26 issues...
From his charred palace, Emperor Hirohito, attended by a grim-miened bodyguard (see cut), drove to the Diet building. There, from his gold-and-maroon throne in the House of Peers, he addressed a joint session of the legislature. Tears welled in his eyes and euphemisms from his lips as he spoke not of defeat or surrender but of "cessation of hostilities . . . termination of the war . . . extraordinary measure. . . ." His command to his subjects: "remain cool, maintain self-composure, exercise patience and circumspection . . . win the confidence of the world . . . make manifest the innate glory of Japan's national policy...
Flags & Finances. The Speech from the Throne, written painstakingly by Prime Minister King, was actually the first rough draft of Canada's program in peace...
That set the stage for the preordained finale. But first Sarah Palfrey Cooke, back at Forest Hills after four years, recovered her abdicated singles throne. With green-ribboned pigtails flying, she beat Pauline Betz 3-6, 8-6, 6-4, and earned a husbandly kiss from Elwood...