In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. 55 No. 17
Read the Cover StoryNATION
THE PRESIDENCY: The Optimist
(National Affairs / THE PRESIDENCY)
REPUBLICANS: The Sour-Faced Governess (National Affairs / REPUBLICANS)
HEROES: The Unknown (National Affairs / HEROES)
THE COLD WAR: Nonstop to Copenhagen (National Affairs / THE COLD WAR)
THE CONGRESS: We Who Serve (National Affairs / THE CONGRESS)
THE ADMINISTRATION: The Comer (National Affairs / THE ADMINISTRATION)
FOREIGN RELATIONS: King's Man (National Affairs / FOREIGN RELATIONS)
National Affairs: First Veto (National Affairs)
MANNERS & MORALS: Reasonable Facsimile (National Affairs / MANNERS & MORALS)
National Affairs: Let the Jaw Drop (National Affairs)
CRIME: Jack the Dandy (National Affairs / CRIME)
UTAH: The Man at the Wheel (National Affairs / UTAH)
THE SUPREME COURT: The Hollywood Ten (National Affairs / THE SUPREME COURT)
CHILDREN: The Adventurers (National Affairs / CHILDREN)
POLITICAL NOTES: Going-Away Present (National Affairs / POLITICAL NOTES)
WORLD
THE NATIONS: Without Incident
(International / THE NATIONS)
International: Without Program (International)
UNITED NATIONS: The Edge of the Precipice (International / UNITED NATIONS)
REFLECTIONS: A Global View (International / REFLECTIONS)
THE AIR AGE: A Pale, Blue Flash (International / THE AIR AGE)
CHINA: Paralysis in Shanghai (Foreign News / CHINA)
INDONESIA: Growing Pains (Foreign News / INDONESIA)
RUSSIA: A Pair of Pants (Foreign News / RUSSIA)
JAPAN: Of Men & Matches (Foreign News / JAPAN)
ITALY: The Old Giovinezza (Foreign News / ITALY)
Foreign News: The New Esaltato (Foreign News)
POLAND: Way of Dying (Foreign News / POLAND)
FRANCE: The Nine O'Clock News (Foreign News / FRANCE)
BELGIUM: The King's Terms (Foreign News / BELGIUM)
GREECE: Allied Factor (Foreign News / GREECE)
ARGENTINA: Come Off It, Eva (The Hemisphere / ARGENTINA)
NICARAGUA: Stop & Go (The Hemisphere / NICARAGUA)
Good Will & Good Fun (The Hemisphere / THE AMERICAS)
SCIENCE
Science: Safe DDT
Science: Better than the Germans'?
Science: Twinkling Mysteries
Science: Esthetic Satisfaction
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: A Challenge to Tom Parr
(Medicine)
Medicine: The Case Against T. B. (Medicine)
PRESS
The Press: In the Mirror
(The Press)
The Press: Surgeon at Work (The Press)
The Press: The Tie That Binds (The Press)
The Press: Happy Exception (The Press)
RELIGION
Religion: Beyond the Budget
Religion: Marriage in Africa
Religion: Fire in Colombia
Religion: Sinners' Friend
SPORT
Sport: The 1950 Crop
Sport: Proof Deferred
Sport: Two for the Money
Sport: Double Trouble
BUSINESS
TV Fever
(WALL STREET) HIGH FINANCE: An Embarrassing Situation (HIGH FINANCE)
OIL & GAS: One Hundredfold (OIL & GAS)
HOUSING: $4 Billion Boost (HOUSING)
AUTOS: Britain's Entries (AUTOS)
MANAGEMENT: Can Such Things Be? (MANAGEMENT)
FASHION: The Rosebud Blossoms Out (FASHION)
GOVERNMENT: Texmass Mess? (GOVERNMENT)
Rocking-Chair Blues (THE FAIR DEAL)
EDUCATION
Education: Charm
Education: The Great Ideas
Education: Come Back
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Radio: Not Too Heavy
(Radio)
Radio: Blind Spot (Radio)
Radio: Simply Amazing (Radio)
Radio: Swing, Swanged, Swunged (Radio)
Radio: Home Work (Radio)
Radio: Program Preview, Apr. 24, 1950 (Radio)
Cinema: This Side of Happiness (Cinema)
Cinema: Current & Choice, Apr. 24, 1950 (Cinema)
Art: On the Couch (Art)
Art: Late Late Roman (Art)
The Theater: Double Zero (The Theater)
Music: Dixieland Bandwagon (Music)
Music: A Store of Knowledge (Music)
Music: Murder at the Met? (Music)
Music: New Records, Apr. 24, 1950 (Music)
Books: Another Language (Books)
Books: Baby in the Woodpile (Books)
Books: Man of Trivia (Books)
Books: Love in a Dying World (Books)
Books: Recent & Readable, Apr. 24, 1950 (Books)
MISCELLANY
Miscellany, Apr. 24, 1950
(MISCELLANY) MILESTONES
Milestones, Apr. 24, 1950
(MILESTONES) PEOPLE
People: The Personal Approach
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From The Publisher, Apr. 24, 1950
(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
Letters, Apr. 24, 1950
(LETTERS)

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Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies?
Who Will Inherit Joel Stein's Kid?
Cartoons of the Week
The Weekly Acoustic News
Climate Central: Training Pilots to Land on Skis
Asterix at 50: The Comic Hero Conquers the World