In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. LX No. 23
Read the Cover StoryNATION
THE NATION: Estimate of the Situation
(National Affairs / THE NATION)
THE PRESIDENT-ELECT: Packed & Ready (National Affairs / THE PRESIDENT-ELECT)
National Affairs: Men & Jobs (National Affairs)
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION: THE NEW ADMINISTRATION (National Affairs / THE NEW ADMINISTRATION)
National Affairs: The Ambassadors (National Affairs)
POLITICAL NOTES: Behind the Scenes (National Affairs / POLITICAL NOTES)
National Affairs: One Month After (National Affairs)
SEQUELS: The Trenton Six (National Affairs / SEQUELS)
FOREIGN RELATIONS: Lucky Billo (National Affairs / FOREIGN RELATIONS)
LABOR: New Boss of the A.F.L. (National Affairs / LABOR)
National Affairs: Back from Peking (National Affairs)
DISASTERS: Journey's End (National Affairs / DISASTERS)
WORLD
VENEZUELA: Election
(The Hemisphere / VENEZUELA)
MEXICO: Decorous President (The Hemisphere / MEXICO)
The Hemisphere: Embracing the Church (The Hemisphere)
ARGENTINA: Let Them Eat Vegetables (The Hemisphere / ARGENTINA)
WESTERN EUROPE: Status Quo Approved (International / WESTERN EUROPE)
UNITED NATIONS: Expert Advice (International / UNITED NATIONS)
NATO: Disappointing Performance (International / NATO)
BATTLE OF INDO-CHINA: Come & Get Us (International / BATTLE OF INDO-CHINA)
BATTLE OF KOREA: Blows from the Air (International / BATTLE OF KOREA)
GREAT BRITAIN: The Queen's Neck (Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)
Foreign News: Scrummed Eggs (Foreign News)
Foreign News: Up Front (Foreign News)
FRANCE: Swindle in the Dark (Foreign News / FRANCE)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Spiders, Bugs, Rats (Foreign News / CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
ITALY: Last of the Big Four (Foreign News / ITALY)
GOLD COAST: White Metal & Black Men (Foreign News / GOLD COAST)
KENYA: Slight Change for the Worse (Foreign News / KENYA)
IRAQ: The Coed & the Communists (Foreign News / IRAQ)
GERMANY: The Prisoner in the Attic (Foreign News / GERMANY)
SCIENCE
Science: Journey into Space
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Man Behind the Test
(Medicine)
Medicine: Flu Fighter (Medicine)
Medicine: The Stubborn Sister (Medicine)
PRESS
The Press: Fade-Out
(The Press)
The Press: Insult to the Pope? (The Press)
The Press: Trouble for the Mercury (The Press)
The Press: Feud Days (The Press)
The Press: End of Joke (The Press)
The Press: Punch's New Punch (The Press)
RELIGION
Religion: 24 Hats
Religion: Last Methodist Out
Religion: Nyuzu for Japan
Religion: Dibelius Ex-vited
SPORT
Sport: Champions' Champion
Sport: The Bowls
Sport: Daredevil Driver
Sport: Who Won
BUSINESS
GOVERNMENT: Du Fonts on Trial
(GOVERNMENT) STEEL: In Ben's Shoes (STEEL)
INDUSTRY: Yankee Renaissance (INDUSTRY)
FOREIGN TRADE: Japan Pays Off (FOREIGN TRADE)
RAILROADS: Pleasure Domes (RAILROADS)
MANAGEMENT: What Makes Tycoons Tick (MANAGEMENT)
OIL & GAS: Battle for New England (OIL & GAS)
EDUCATION
Education: Something for the Boys
Education: Report Card
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Theater: New Play in Manhattan, Dec. 8, 1952
(The Theater)
Music: Ballet Extension (Music)
Music: Pittsburgh Renaissance (Music)
Art: What's a Bargain? (Art)
Art: Beverly & Her People (Art)
Art: PELICANS & PAINTERS (Art)
Cinema: Severest Critics (Cinema)
Cinema: The New Pictures, Dec. 8, 1952 (Cinema)
Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Dec. 8, 1952 (Cinema)
Books: The Children's Hour (Books)
Books: Hong Kong Affair (Books)
Books: Novelist & Social Worker (Books)
Books: RECENT & READABLE, Dec. 8, 1952 (Books)
MISCELLANY
Miscellany, Dec. 8, 1952
MILESTONES
Milestones, Dec. 8, 1952
PEOPLE
People, Dec. 8, 1952
TO OUR READERS
Dear Time-Reader
(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
Letters, Dec. 8, 1952

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