In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. LII No. 24
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INVESTIGATIONS: The Dusty Bomb
(National Affairs / INVESTIGATIONS)
BOARDS & BUREAUS: One Way to Save Money (National Affairs / BOARDS & BUREAUS)
THE BUDGET: How The Money Is Spent (National Affairs / THE BUDGET)
THE PRESIDENCY: Show in the Oval Room (National Affairs / THE PRESIDENCY)
LOUISIANA: Up & Down (National Affairs / LOUISIANA)
FOREIGN RELATIONS: No Sitting Down (National Affairs / FOREIGN RELATIONS)
National Affairs: House Guest (National Affairs)
NEW YORK: New Nightmares for Old? (National Affairs / NEW YORK)
ALABAMA: Show the Negro ... (National Affairs / ALABAMA)
HISTORICAL NOTES: My Dear Franklin (National Affairs / HISTORICAL NOTES)
MANNERS & MORALS: Funeralizing Uncle Row (National Affairs / MANNERS & MORALS)
MANNERS .& MORALS: Americana, Dec. 13, 1948 (National Affairs / MANNERS .& MORALS)
WORLD
THE NATIONS: Opera Government
(International / THE NATIONS)
ECONOMICS: Galveston v. Peat Bogs (International / ECONOMICS)
International: THE STORIES THEY TELL, Dec. 13, 1948 (International)
CHINA: Heavy Blow (Foreign News / CHINA)
Foreign News: What Are We Usually Doing? (Foreign News)
Foreign News: Too Many of Us (Foreign News)
INDIA: Still It Goes On (Foreign News / INDIA)
GREECE: One Law for the Rich (Foreign News / GREECE)
NEW ZEALAND: Freddie the Ferret (Foreign News / NEW ZEALAND)
GREAT BRITAIN: Cassandra Returns (Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)
THE HEMISPHERE: Tiffs & Sledges (Latin America / THE HEMISPHERE)
CHILE: The Plot That Failed (Latin America / CHILE)
VENEZUELA: What Coup? (Latin America / VENEZUELA)
SCIENCE
Science: Trouble on Palomar
Science: Bite & Hop
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: The Vanishing Horse & Buggy
(Medicine)
Medicine: Mental Quacks (Medicine)
Medicine: Alarming Symptoms (Medicine)
Medicine: Best Foot Forward (Medicine)
PRESS
The Press: Querulous Quaker
(The Press)
RELIGION
Religion: The Churches v. Jim Crow
Religion: Priests in Tweeds
Religion: Anglican Evangelist
Religion: Too Material
SPORT
Sport: The Race That Wasn't
Sport: PLAYERS-OF-THE-YEAR
Sport: The Doc
BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT: Sweet Reasonableness
(Business & Finance / MANAGEMENT)
THE ECONOMY: Steady (Business & Finance / THE ECONOMY)
RETAIL TRADE: Cash & Hurry (Business & Finance / RETAIL TRADE)
RESTAURANTS: New Chef at Childs (Business & Finance / RESTAURANTS)
STATE OF BUSINESS: Facts & Figures, Dec. 13, 1948 (Business & Finance / STATE OF BUSINESS)
CONSTRUCTION: Comeback (Business & Finance / CONSTRUCTION)
EDUCATION
Education: The Book That Binds
Education: The Shining Faces
Education: Ragtime Hooligans
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Music: Curtain Up in New York
(Music)
Music: Seven Veils in Chicago (Music)
Music: Intermission in Java (Music)
Radio: The Trouble with Crime (Radio)
Radio: Mr. Allen Regrets (Radio)
Radio: A Night at the Opera (Radio)
Radio: Program Preview, Dec. 13, 1948 (Radio)
Art: Beginning with Billiards (Art)
Art: A Museum at Home (Art)
The Theater: New Play in Manhattan, Dec. 13, 1948 (The Theater)
The Theater: Farewell Appearance (The Theater)
Cinema: Criticism Hurts (Cinema)
The New Pictures, Dec. 13, 1948 (Cinema)
Cinema: Current & Choice, Dec. 13, 1948 (Cinema)
Books: Epic Labors (Books)
Books: What's Familiar? (Books)
Books: Innocence & Irresponsibility (Books)
Books: Many Minds (Books)
MISCELLANY
Miscellany, Dec. 13, 1948
MILESTONES
Milestones, Dec. 13, 1948
PEOPLE
People: The Brimming Cup
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 13, 1948
(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
Letters, Dec. 13, 1948

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