Cover: Devil Red & Plain Ben


FOREIGN RELATIONS: Promises Are Not Enough (National Affairs / FOREIGN RELATIONS)

National Affairs: Pacific, Be Still (National Affairs)

THE PRESIDENCY: Morning Stroll (National Affairs / THE PRESIDENCY)

THE CONGRESS: Roll Out the Barrel (National Affairs / THE CONGRESS)

HEROES: Soldier's Return (National Affairs / HEROES)

National Affairs: Patriot's Reward (National Affairs)

THE ADMINISTRATION: Change of Front (National Affairs / THE ADMINISTRATION)

National Affairs: Hassle at Halftime (National Affairs)

THE JUDICIARY: The Well & the Stars (National Affairs / THE JUDICIARY)

POLITICAL NOTES: The Old Charm (National Affairs / POLITICAL NOTES)

MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, May 30, 1949 (National Affairs / MANNERS & MORALS)

National Affairs: Christmas in May (National Affairs)

OREGON: Death in the Spring (National Affairs / OREGON)

LABOR: Ins & Outs (National Affairs / LABOR)


THE NATIONS: Rendezvous in Paris (International / THE NATIONS)

International: Slap in the Face (International)

International: Strike (International)

UNITED NATIONS: No One Knows (International / UNITED NATIONS)

ITALY: After the Merry-Go-Round? (Foreign News / ITALY)

FRANCE: Outrage on the Obelisk (Foreign News / FRANCE)

Foreign News: The Hollow Men (Foreign News)

GREAT BRITAIN: The Fight for the Soul (Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)

SPAIN: Don't Ask for Love (Foreign News / SPAIN)

CZECHOSLOVAKIA: !'A Positive Attitude (Foreign News / CZECHOSLOVAKIA)

RUSSIA: Look, I'm a Human (Foreign News / RUSSIA)

HUNGARY: Matyas & His Little Lamb (Foreign News / HUNGARY)

CHINA: Defend the Graveyard (Foreign News / CHINA)

Foreign News: MRS. HAWKINGS SEES IT THROUGH (Foreign News)

CANADA: Tax Dodge (The Hemisphere / CANADA)

The Hemisphere: French Accent (The Hemisphere)

NICARAGUA: People's Choice (The Hemisphere / NICARAGUA)

ARGENTINA: Customers' Man (The Hemisphere / ARGENTINA)


Science: Britain's Bid

Science: Pat or the Pleistocene?


Medicine: New Man (Medicine)

Medicine: Record for Britain (Medicine)

Medicine: Fertile Advice (Medicine)

Medicine: Continuing War (Medicine)


The Press: In the Midst of Life (The Press)

The Press: Four-Gram Jitters (The Press)

The Press: Busier & Busier (The Press)

The Press: On the God Beat (The Press)


Religion: The Poor Man

Religion: One Great Church?

Religion: Everyday Dogma

WALL STREET: Too Many Bears? (Business & Finance / WALL STREET)

THE ECONOMY: Stripping for Action (Business & Finance / THE ECONOMY)

RAILROADS: At the Throttle (Business & Finance / RAILROADS)

NEW PRODUCTS: Pictures in a Minute (Business & Finance / NEW PRODUCTS)

MANAGEMENT: A New Room Upstairs (Business & Finance / MANAGEMENT)

BANKING: Step Up (Business & Finance / BANKING)

RETAIL TRADE: Gump's Goes Modern (Business & Finance / RETAIL TRADE)

GOVERNMENT: Juggling Act (Business & Finance / GOVERNMENT)


Education: Massachusetts Yankee

Education: Vacancy Filled

Education: Awfully Strange


The Theater: One-Night Stand in Washington (The Theater)

The Theater: 8 Acts 8 (The Theater)

Art: White Fire (Art)

Art: Rangy Stepchild (Art)

Music: Season's Best (Music)

Music: Hosanna! (Music)

Cinema: Long Shot (Cinema)

Cinema: The New Pictures, May 30, 1949 (Cinema)

Cinema: Current & Choice, May 30, 1949 (Cinema)

Books: Never Too Old to Dream (Books)

Books: You Are Ours (Books)

Books: Inconspicuous Man (Books)

Books: The Painless Regency (Books)


Miscellany, May 30, 1949


Milestones, May 30, 1949


People: That Old Feeling


A Letter From The Publisher, May 30, 1949 (A Letter From The Publisher)


Letters, May 30, 1949