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Vol. LXIII No. 13

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March 29th, 1954 | Vol. LXIII, No. 13 | U.S.

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March 29, 1954

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## Table of Contents

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[THE NATION: The New Focus](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819642,00.html)[STRATEGY: Emphasis on Capacity](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819643,00.html)[National Affairs: The Sidelong Look](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819644,00.html)[FOREIGN RELATIONS: Person to Person](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819645,00.html)[OPINION: A Bow to the Colossus](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819646,00.html)[The Ashes of Death](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819647,00.html)[THE PRESIDENCY: Fears & Faith](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819648,00.html)[INVESTIGATIONS: Between Rounds](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819649,00.html)[National Affairs: Rustlings in the Reeds](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819650,00.html)[POLITICAL NOTES: Scalawag?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819651,00.html)[THE CONGRESS: United They Stand](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819652,00.html)[NATURE: The Woods Walkers](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819653,00.html)[WEATHER: Return of the Dusters](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819654,00.html)[COLD WAR: Waiting for Dienbienphu](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819655,00.html)[INDO-CHINA: The Battle](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819656,00.html)[ITALY: Assault on Communism](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819657,00.html)[Foreign News: Assault on Statism](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819658,00.html)[Foreign News: Recess](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819659,00.html)[YUGOSLAVIA: House Cleaning](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819660,00.html)[RUSSIA: Visky](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819661,00.html)[FORMOSA: TheCaseofK.C.Wu](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819662,00.html)[ISRAEL: Massacre at Scorpion's Pass](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819663,00.html)[GREAT BRITAIN: Malicious Damage](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819664,00.html)[Foreign News: In This Corner...](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819665,00.html)[WEST GERMANY: Defender of the Family](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819666,00.html)[EAST GERMANY: Too Much Freedom](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819667,00.html)[PAKISTAN: Division Affirmed](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819668,00.html)[THE AMERICAS: A Voice for Aid](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819669,00.html)[The Hemisphere: After the Vote](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819670,00.html)[MEXICO: Priming the Pump](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819671,00.html)[ANTARCTICA: Iceberg Manners](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819672,00.html)[Science: Bevatron at Work](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819682,00.html)[Science: Landing Mirror](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819683,00.html)[Science: Dry Stream](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819684,00.html)[Medicine: Closing in on Polio](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819686,00.html)[Medicine: Something in the Air](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819687,00.html)[The Press: Sale of the Times-Herald](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819679,00.html)[The Press: Man on the Beat](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819680,00.html)[The Press: Communist at Bay](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819681,00.html)[Religion: Back to Darkness](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819691,00.html)[Religion: Blessed Are the Debonair](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819692,00.html)[Religion: The Unionist](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819693,00.html)[Sport: Upsetters Upset](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819688,00.html)[Sport: Blood & a Station Wagon](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819689,00.html)[Sport: Scoreboard, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819690,00.html)[STATE OF BUSINESS: Depression-Proof?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819700,00.html)[AUTOS: Chrysler's New Engine](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819701,00.html)[BUSINESS ABROAD: Free Market for Gold](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819702,00.html)[Business: TIME CLOCK, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819703,00.html)[Business: Victory for the Packers](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819704,00.html)[GOVERNMENT: A State's Right](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819705,00.html)[Business: Ii FOR INDUSTRY-](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819706,00.html)[Business: Progress on the Big Muddy](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819707,00.html)[CORPORATIONS: Bargain Day at RKO](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819708,00.html)[PERSONNEL: Changes of the Week, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819709,00.html)[BUILDING: Cleaning Up Chicago](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819710,00.html)[GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819711,00.html)[MODERN LIVING: Inventor in Menlo Park](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819712,00.html)[Education: The Great Godmother](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819677,00.html)[Education: The Great Prop](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819678,00.html)[Music: San Francisco's Decision](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819674,00.html)[Music: Domestic Tranquillity](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819675,00.html)[Music: Bach to Jazz](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819676,00.html)[The Theater: Boom off Broadway](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819685,00.html)[Art: Bushman to Brushman](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819694,00.html)[Art: NEW CEZANNE](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819695,00.html)[Radio: The Baited Trap](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819696,00.html)[Radio: Film v. Live Shows](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819697,00.html)[RADIO: Program Preview, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819698,00.html)[Cinema: Salt & Pepper](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819713,00.html)[Cinema: New Picture, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819714,00.html)[Cinema: Short Subjects](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819715,00.html)[Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819716,00.html)[Books: Murder Is Their Business](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819717,00.html)[Books: Eight-Anna Girl](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819718,00.html)[Books: White-Stone Days](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819719,00.html)[Books: Adopted Cheerleader](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819720,00.html)[Miscellany, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819721,00.html)[Milestones, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819699,00.html)[People, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819673,00.html)[A Letter From The Publisher, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819641,00.html)[Letters, Mar. 29, 1954](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819640,00.html)


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