In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. XXXIV No. 25
Read the Cover StoryNATION
THE PRESIDENCY: Smiling Sphinx
(National Affairs / THE PRESIDENCY)
THE CABINET: Barn Door (National Affairs / THE CABINET)
FARMERS: Crops and Prospects (National Affairs / FARMERS)
ARMY & NAVY: Putt-Putts Holed (National Affairs / ARMY & NAVY)
CAMPAIGN: Hare & Tortoise (National Affairs / CAMPAIGN)
CAMPAIGN: Symbol (National Affairs / CAMPAIGN)
RADICALS: Wiener, Weiner (National Affairs / RADICALS)
LABOR: On Principle (National Affairs / LABOR)
TAXATION: Where Credit Is Due (National Affairs / TAXATION)
TEXAS: Mavericks' Maury (National Affairs / TEXAS)
NEW YORK: Altitude Record (National Affairs / NEW YORK)
OHIO: Heartless (National Affairs / OHIO)
CRIME: Case of the Bedroom Slippers (National Affairs / CRIME)
WORLD
INTERNATIONAL: Cross Into Crusade?
(Foreign News / INTERNATIONAL)
Foreign News: Expulsion or Condemnation? (Foreign News)
SCANDINAVIA: Help Wanted (Foreign News / SCANDINAVIA)
GREAT BRITAIN: Harpies and Hussies (Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)
Foreign News: Pale Phantoms (Foreign News)
GERMANY: Complete Standstill (Foreign News / GERMANY)
Foreign News: More About Evi (Foreign News)
WAR IN CHINA: Eagles in Shansi (Foreign News / WAR IN CHINA)
Foreign News: Buddha's Verdict (Foreign News)
CUBA: Batista Ballyhoo (Foreign News / CUBA)
RUMANIA: Duns (Foreign News / RUMANIA)
RUSSIA: Beobachter's Parallel (Foreign News / RUSSIA)
WAR & TERRORISM
NORTHERN THEATRE: Such Nastiness
(World War / NORTHERN THEATRE)
WESTERN THEATRE: Visitors (World War / WESTERN THEATRE)
World War: Boast & Threat (World War)
World War: In the Vosges (World War)
AT SEA: Churchill v. Chain Belt (World War / AT SEA)
SCIENCE
Science: Santa Claus's Corn
Science: Marvels
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Health Service, Inc.
(Medicine)
Medicine: To Throw at the Cat (Medicine)
PRESS
The Press: Life of a New Yorker
(The Press)
The Press: Gorty Up (The Press)
The Press: Contemptuous Item (The Press)
RELIGION
Religion: Bishop's Furrow
Religion: Bishop v. Drink
SPORT
Sport: On Ice
Sport: Roles for Bowls
Sport: Who Won, Dec. 18, 1939
Sport: Bums' Rush?
BUSINESS
TYCOONS: In Congress Assembled
(TYCOONS) MANUFACTURING: Fisk to U. S. (MANUFACTURING)
Business: Silver Platter
Business: Derrick's End?
Business: Mr. Kollsman's Number
CARRIERS: When If Ever a Profit? (CARRIERS)
STATE OF BUSINESS: Everybody But God (STATE OF BUSINESS)
EDUCATION
Education: Now, Oscar!
Education: Greeks' Week
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Theatre: Shaw v. Shaw
(The Theatre)
The Theatre: The Bard and the Box Office (The Theatre)
The Theatre: New Musical in Manhattan: Dec. 18, 1939 (The Theatre)
Music: Best Sellers (Music)
Music: New Singers (Music)
Music: New Conductor (Music)
Music: Sitwell to Heifetz (Music)
Music: Rachmaninoff (Music)
Radio: Opera Buff (Radio)
Radio: Hell for Weather (Radio)
Radio: Carols at Cherry Hill (Radio)
Art: Horses, Horses, Horses (Art)
Art: Home Museum (Art)
Art: Pioneer (Art)
Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 18, 1939 (Cinema)
Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 18, 1939 (Cinema)
Cinema: Also Showing (Cinema)
Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Dec. 18, 1939 (Cinema)
Books: Frustrated Novelist (Books)
Books: Pip's Portrait (Books)
Books: Books of the Year (Books)
MILESTONES
Milestones, Dec. 18, 1939
PEOPLE
People, Dec. 18, 1939
LETTERS
Letters, Dec. 18, 1939

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The Princess and the Frog: Big Fun on the Bayou
Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo
A Brief History of White House State Dinners
Airline Bag Fees: As High as the Cost of a Seat?
Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies?
Junior Eurovision: Schoolyard Crushes with Glitter
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?