In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. XXXVI No. 27
Read the Cover StoryNATION
THE PRESIDENCY: QUIET CHRISTMAS
(National Affairs / THE PRESIDENCY)
National Affairs: An Hour of Urgency (National Affairs)
JUDICIARY: WORKING ON THE LEVEE (National Affairs / JUDICIARY)
ANIMALS: MARRIAGE ARRANGED (National Affairs / ANIMALS)
National Affairs: THEY SENT THEIR LOVE HOME (National Affairs)
THE CONGRESS: VENI, VIDI, VETO (National Affairs / THE CONGRESS)
National Affairs: Technically, No Adjournment (National Affairs)
NEW YORK: How the Money Came In (National Affairs / NEW YORK)
CRIME: Sucker's Game (National Affairs / CRIME)
TEXAS: Opening a Road (National Affairs / TEXAS)
LABOR: Sacrifices & Peace (National Affairs / LABOR)
WORLD
GREAT BRITAIN: Ambassador to the Future
(Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)
Foreign News: Unofficial Strikes (Foreign News)
Foreign News: Blitzmas (Foreign News)
FRANCE: PÉTAIN V. THE CONQUEROR (Foreign News / FRANCE)
GERMANY: Pampered Prisoners (Foreign News / GERMANY)
FINLAND: KALLIO'S DUTY DONE (Foreign News / FINLAND)
RUMANIA: Nimble Marshal Escapes (Foreign News / RUMANIA)
NETHERLANDS INDIES: JAPANESE IN JAVA (Foreign News / NETHERLANDS INDIES)
PANAMA: ARIAS DIGS IN (Foreign News / PANAMA)
THAILAND: Affair of the Mekong (Foreign News / THAILAND)
OCCUPIED CHINA: Mr. Joe's Job (Foreign News / OCCUPIED CHINA)
BOLIVIA: Refugee Racket (Foreign News / BOLIVIA)
WAR & TERRORISM
DEFENSE WEEK: Big Four
(National Defense / DEFENSE WEEK)
PRODUCTION: A PLAN FOR PLANES (National Defense / PRODUCTION)
NAVY: 40 More Tin Cans (National Defense / NAVY)
ARMY: TURTLES IN TRICOLOR (National Defense / ARMY)
National Defense: AIR: Fortress Down (National Defense / AIR)
STRATEGY: Axis on Second Front (World War / STRATEGY)
AT SEA: POND TAKEN OVER (World War / AT SEA)
World War: Tons to Live (World War)
IN THE AIR: Spell of Quiet (World War / IN THE AIR)
World War: WHIFFS, PUFFS & SNUFFS (World War)
SOUTHERN THEATRE: Battle of Cyrenaica (World War / SOUTHERN THEATRE)
SCIENCE
Science: 1,000,000 Volts
Science: From an Old Sketch
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Urea for Teeth
(Medicine)
Medicine: What, No Epidemic? (Medicine)
PRESS
The Press: Isolationist Organ
(The Press)
The Press: Censorship Down Under (The Press)
RELIGION
Religion: New Society
Religion: The Dean's Newest Job
Religion: Islam's Protectors
SPORT
Sport: Golden Gate
Sport: Sham Battle
BUSINESS
1940, The First Year of War Economy
SECURITIES: March-Minded Investors (SECURITIES)
Business: TEXAS ROLLS ITS OWN
Business: WIZARD OF WALNUT STREET
RAILROADS: ERIE'S FOURTH (RAILROADS)
CLOAKS & SUITS: Impudent Insult (CLOAKS & SUITS)
EDUCATION
Education: A Canterbury Tale
Education: Right on Schedule
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Music: TRILLER IN UNIFORM
(Music)
Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 30, 1940 (Cinema)
Cinema: Also Showing (Cinema)
Radio: More Trouble for ASCAP (Radio)
Radio: Gaston, the Patriot (Radio)
The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Dec. 30, 1940 (The Theatre)
Books: Slack-Wire Miracles (Books)
Books: PRISONER WODEHOUSE (Books)
Books: Sentimental Bundle (Books)
MISCELLANY
Miscellany, Dec. 30, 1940
MILESTONES
Milestones, Dec. 30, 1940
PEOPLE
People, Dec. 30, 1940
LETTERS
Letters, Dec. 30, 1940

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