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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: March 17th, 1952 | Vol. LIX, No. 11 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # March 17, 1952 | Vol. LIX No. 11March 17, 1952 | Vol. LIX No. 11  Issue name March 17th, 1952 | Vol. LIX, No. 11 | U.S. Issue date March 17, 1952 Location U.S. Related categories [Arts](/vault/subject/arts/) [theather](/vault/subject/books/) [Politics](/vault/subject/politics/) [Education](/vault/subject/education/) [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/1952-03-17/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [THE NATION: Ultimate Decay](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816085,00.html)[THE PRESIDENCY: Life or Death](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816086,00.html)[THE ADMINISTRATION: Question of Security](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816087,00.html)[FOREIGN RELATIONS: Dear Diary](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816088,00.html)[THE SUPREME COURT: Books Closed](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816089,00.html)[THE CONGRESS: Death by Compromise](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816090,00.html)[National Affairs: Tom's Tender Toes](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816091,00.html)[POLITICS: Come Home, Ike](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816092,00.html)[National Affairs: Organization in Kansas](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816093,00.html)[National Affairs: Who's for Whom](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816094,00.html)[National Affairs: Poor Man's Candidate](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816095,00.html)[National Affairs: Shocking Pink](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816096,00.html)[INVESTIGATIONS: A Charming Witness](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816097,00.html)[National Affairs: The Neutralizer](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816098,00.html)[CRIME: Scenario by Sennett](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816099,00.html)[National Affairs: The Rap](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816100,00.html)[National Affairs: The Good Citizen](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816101,00.html)[MANNERS & MORALS: The Wurst Tragedy](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816102,00.html)[LABOR: The Most Dangerous Man](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816103,00.html)[WAR IN KOREA: Purgatory](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816104,00.html)[NATO: Our Commander Now](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816105,00.html)[GREAT BRITAIN: Court Gazette](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816106,00.html)[Foreign News: Mutiny](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816107,00.html)[FRANCE: Gibe of the Week](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816108,00.html)[Foreign News: The French Join In](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816109,00.html)[RUSSIA: Half for War](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816110,00.html)[ITALY: Form Letter](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816111,00.html)[THE COMMONWEALTH: Africa Emerges](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816112,00.html)[GERMANY: A Test of Strength](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816113,00.html)[Foreign News: Politically Frigid](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816114,00.html)[HUNGARY: Happy Birthday, Dear Matyas](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816115,00.html)[AUSTRALIA: Help to the Middle East](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816116,00.html)[JAPAN: Admirals Forgiven](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816117,00.html)[CHINA: Merchants & the New Order](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816118,00.html)[CUBA: Revolution at Dawn](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816119,00.html)[VENEZUELA: Escape Story](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816120,00.html)[GUATEMALA: The Reds Lose a Round](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816121,00.html)[Science: Too Many Coaches?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816127,00.html)[Science: The Friendly Bat](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816128,00.html)[Medicine: Rest? Guess Again](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816139,00.html)[Medicine: A Whiff of Phage](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816140,00.html)[Medicine: A First for Spain](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816141,00.html)[Medicine: Capsules, Mar. 17, 1952](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816142,00.html)[The Press: Headline of the Week](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816123,00.html)[The Press: The Price of Courage](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816124,00.html)[The Press: mongers!](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816125,00.html)[The Press: Good Neighbor Policy](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816126,00.html)[Religion: Toleration in Seville](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816129,00.html)[Religion: Rigged Suicide?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816130,00.html)[Religion: Caed Mile Failte](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816131,00.html)[Religion: The Business of the Church](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816132,00.html)[Sport: Where Father Left Off](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816133,00.html)[Sport: Lady with a Cue](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816134,00.html)[Sport: Who Won](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816135,00.html)[GOVERNMENT: Dangerous Babe](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816150,00.html)[Business: Wahoo! Wahoo!](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816151,00.html)[Business: Nothing Short of Criminal](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816152,00.html)[RETAIL TRADE: The Bargain Man](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816153,00.html)[ALIEN PROPERTY: Uncle Sam Sells](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816154,00.html)[AUTOS: Beau Nash](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816155,00.html)[WALL STREET: More Risk Capital](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816156,00.html)[HIGH FINANCE: How to Make a Buck](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816157,00.html)[CORPORATIONS: Waltham Ticks Again](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816158,00.html)[PERSONNEL: New Executives](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816159,00.html)[Education: Fusilier](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816146,00.html)[Art: Diego Stays Home](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816136,00.html)[Art: Who & Who?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816137,00.html)[Art: Kiki's Memoirs](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816138,00.html)[Radio: On Its Own](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816143,00.html)[Radio: Unscheduled Program](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816144,00.html)[RADIO: Program Preview, Mar. 17, 1952](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816145,00.html)[Music: Old Tenors Never Die](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816147,00.html)[Music: Alcestis' Return](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816148,00.html)[Music: New Records, Mar. 17, 1952](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816149,00.html)[Cinema: The New Pictures, Mar. 17, 1952](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816161,00.html)[Cinema: Two Imports](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816162,00.html)[Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Mar. 17, 1952](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816163,00.html)[Books: Man Under Pressure](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816164,00.html)[Books: Voyage to the Aleutians](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816165,00.html)[Books: Swamp Idyll](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816166,00.html)[Books: Young Man with a Horn](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816167,00.html)[Books: RECENT & READABLE, Mar. 17, 1952](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816168,00.html)[Miscellany, Mar. 17, 1952](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816083,00.html)[Milestones, Mar. 17, 1952](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816160,00.html)[People: Visions](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816122,00.html)[A Letter From The Publisher, Mar. 17, 1952](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816084,00.html)[Letters, Mar. 17, 1952](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816082,00.html) March 17th, 1952 | Vol. LIX, No. 11 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"March 17th, 1952 | Vol. LIX, No. 11 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/3564285/march-17th-1952-vol-lix-no-11-u-s/"}]}]} ```