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Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. LXXVIII No. 13
Read the Cover StoryNATION
The Creative Task
(The Nation / THE COLD WAR)
Ready to Act (The Nation / THE PEOPLE)
Table Talk at the Waldorf (The Nation / DIPLOMACY)
Cares & Crises (The Nation / THE PRESIDENCY)
Capability v. Credibility (The Nation / DEFENSE)
Protection with Progress (The Nation)
"More Harm than Good" (The Nation)
First AID (The Nation / FOREIGN AID)
Fighting Brush Fires (The Nation / ARMED FORCES)
HOW BERLIN GOT BEHIND THE CURTAIN (The Nation)
WORLD
Battlefield of Peace
(The World / UNITED NATIONS)
THE NEW U.N. (The World)
REBEL PARLIAMENTARIAN POLITICO (The World)
Death at Ndola (The World)
Full Circle (The World / THE CONGO)
"We Interrupt This Program" (The World / FRANCE)
Obituaries Were Premature (The World / WEST GERMANY)
Third Man (The World)
Message to a Son (The World / TURKEY)
NIGHT WAR IN THE JUNGLE (The World)
Visitors for Progress (The Hemisphere / THE AMERICAS)
No for Federation (The Hemisphere / JAMAICA)
SCIENCE
Save Those Pine Seeds!
Beware of Bats
Rain from Space
SOCIETY
The Novice in the Sweetshop
(Modern Living / TASTE)
Mash Notes (Modern Living / FOOD & DRINK)
PRESS
Blood & Water
(The Press)
Maxims & Moonshine (The Press)
RELIGION
Episcopalian Assent
Tedium Yes, Ministration No
Teacher Yes, Mother No
SPORT
The Making of a Hero
Scoreboard
BUSINESS
Steady Acceleration
(STATE OF BUSINESS) Turnabout (WORLD ECONOMY)
Low-Pressure Profits (RETAILING)
What Is "Settlement"? (AUTOS)
Fair & Over-Square (CORPORATIONS)
PERSONAL FILE
EDUCATION
In Union There Is Quality
The Littlest Freshman
Dead Tiger
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Duet for Cello & Surf
(Music)
Time Will Decide (Music)
Always Good for an Arf (Cinema)
Gymslip Brigade (Cinema)
The Berliner (Art)
America, N.J. (Art)
All the Way Broke (Show Business / BROADWAY)
Pop's Girl (Show Business)
Advise und Consent (Show Business / HOLLYWOOD)
Winnie's Wake (The Theater)
Heroes, Gods & Women (The Theater)
Frank Founding Father (Books)
The Flight of the King (Books)
The Great American Goth (Books)
Read the story (Time Listings / CINEMA)
MILESTONES
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PEOPLE
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TO OUR READERS
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(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
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