In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. LIII No. 10
Read the Cover StoryNATION
THE PRESIDENCY: Whose Show?
(National Affairs / THE PRESIDENCY)
National Affairs: Who's Boss Around Here? (National Affairs)
National Affairs: The Word That Came to Dinner (National Affairs)
FOREIGN RELATIONS: Until the Dust Settles (National Affairs / FOREIGN RELATIONS)
THE ADMINISTRATION: Trouble at the Top (National Affairs / THE ADMINISTRATION)
THE CONGRESS: To the Bitter End (National Affairs / THE CONGRESS)
National Affairs: Order by Thimble (National Affairs)
COMMUNISTS: Quiet, Please! (National Affairs / COMMUNISTS)
National Affairs: Back Home (National Affairs)
TREASON: True to the Red, White & Blue (National Affairs / TREASON)
GEORGIA: Hummon's Own Assembly (National Affairs / GEORGIA)
National Affairs: A Date at The Dance Hall (National Affairs)
ILLINOIS: The Inviting Crib (National Affairs / ILLINOIS)
MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Mar. 7, 1949 (National Affairs / MANNERS & MORALS)
WORLD
THE NATIONS: Holiday Special
(International / THE NATIONS)
CONFERENCES: Defeat of the Hecklers (International / CONFERENCES)
POLICIES & PRINCIPLES: Show Trial (International / POLICIES & PRINCIPLES)
CHANCELLERIES: The Thing to Avoid (International / CHANCELLERIES)
International: And the Jews, Too (International)
REFUGEES: Everybody Here? (International / REFUGEES)
PERIPATETICS: So Nice to See You (International / PERIPATETICS)
GREAT BRITAIN: The Portent (Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)
MIDDLE EAST: Peace in a Smoke-Filled Room (Foreign News / MIDDLE EAST)
FRANCE: Treasonable Intentions (Foreign News / FRANCE)
INDIA: Round & Round (Foreign News / INDIA)
As You Were (The Hemisphere / PARAGUAY)
ARGENTINA: Props into Prods (The Hemisphere / ARGENTINA)
To the Top (The Hemisphere / THE ANDES)
CENTRAL AMERICA: Rest in Peace (The Hemisphere / CENTRAL AMERICA)
CANADA: The Interference (The Hemisphere / CANADA)
SCIENCE
Science: Two Stages to Space
Science: Harness for the Nile
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Continuing Fight
(Medicine)
Medicine: Survival of a Dark Age (Medicine)
Medicine: Penicillin Shock (Medicine)
PRESS
The Press: Guide for Saps
(The Press)
The Press: Grady & the Postman (The Press)
The Press: Vacation from News (The Press)
The Press: Bing's Song (The Press)
The Press: Pick a Picket (The Press)
RELIGION
Religion: The Risks of Brotherhood
Religion: Protestants in Spain
SPORT
Sport: The Secret of Shady Corner
Sport: Basketball with Bells
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The President and Politics
(Time News Quiz / U. $1 AFFAIRS,INTERNATIONAL,OREIGN NEWS,OTHER EVENTS)
BUSINESS
AUTOS: Break
(AUTOS) Business: Shorter & Longer
AVIATION: Blue Skies (AVIATION)
BANKING: The Golden Fleece (BANKING)
Business: Climbing Franc
HOUSING: Cutting the Corners (HOUSING)
Boss of the U.P. (RAILROADS,NEW PRODUCTS)
Paramount Gives In (SHOW BUSINESS)
Candy Is Dandy (RETAIL TRADE)
NEW PRODUCTS: Robot Secretary (Business & Finance / NEW PRODUCTS)
EDUCATION
Education: First for a First
Education: Freedom & Lines
Education: Violators & Sympathizers
Education: Decide as You Go
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Art: A Typewriter for Dido
(Art)
Art: Nine Lives (Art)
Art: My Dear Children (Art)
The Theater: Opening in Wisconsin (The Theater)
The Theater: New Plays in Manhattan, Mar. 7, 1949 (The Theater)
Radio: The Nude in the Living Room (Radio)
Radio: TV Midget (Radio)
Radio: Program Preview, Mar. 7, 1949 (Radio)
Music: Second Serving (Music)
Music: Straightening Out Joseph (Music)
Music: Not for Snobs (Music)
Music: Mystery in Madrid (Music)
Cinema: Big Deal (Cinema)
Cinema: The New Pictures, Mar. 7, 1949 (Cinema)
Cinema: Current & Choice, Mar. 7, 1949 (Cinema)
Books: Spruce Street Boy (Books)
MISCELLANY
Miscellany, Mar. 7, 1949
MILESTONES
Milestones, Mar. 7, 1949
PEOPLE
People: People, Mar. 7, 1949
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From The Publisher, Mar. 7, 1949
(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
Letters, Mar. 7, 1949

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