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Behind the Iron Curtain: Malenkov's Battle for Time

by Opaka

The American Mercury, June 1954, pp. 61-67

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    14. American Foreign Policy vs. The Unteachable Three by Francis B. Rockwell, pp. 55-59
    15. Demons of the Dusk---But Man's Best Friends by Vance Hoyt, pp. 60-63
    16. A Venture in Verse by Ralph M. Besse, pp. 64-66
    17. I Profited from War by Josh M. Drake, Jr., pp. 67-70
    18. Forbidden Sin Fascinates Youth by Lydia Coleman, pp. 71-74
    19. Letter from Prague by George L. Atwood, pp. 75-78
    20. President Cleveland Scoops the Press by Francelia Butler, pp. 79-82
    21. Women---Man Your Stations! by Jessica Wyatt Payne, pp. 83-86
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    34. Pammunjom by Oliver Patrick, p. 128
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    37. Can We Arrest a President? by Blanche McKeown, p. 136
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    4. Our Phoney War on Communism by John T. Flynn, pp. 17-21
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    20. He Invented a New Country by William Bancroft Mellor, pp. 85-87
    21. "Alma Mater" and the Great Owl Mystery by Warren J. Brier, p. 88
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    22. The Gambling Man From Greece by Ralph de Toledano, pp. 89-91
    23. Doings of a Democracy by Harold Helfer, p. 92
    24. Arms Smuggling---A Double Standard by Karl Hess, pp. 93-96
    25. Who Owns the Antarctic Continent? by Morrison Colladay, pp. 97-100
    26. The Town That Bought a Railroad by M.D. Bellomy, pp. 101-102
    27. Bill Sudduth's Rewarding Hobby by Deena Clark, pp. 103-109
    28. Photography's New Role in War by J.H.W. Kerston, p. 110
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    30. That's the Way They Train 'Em by Harry Thompson, pp. 115-116
    31. Letters to the Editor, pp. 117-118
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    34. Where There's a Will by Trevor Holloway, pp. 131-132
    35. Sound on Disc, pp. 133-134
    36. Genius Knows No Age by Duane Valentry, pp. 135-137
    37. Do You Know That--- by Nora de Toledano, p. 138
    38. We've Had Enough of One-Man Rule by A.T. Chapman, pp. 139-140
    39. Made in the Land of Do Without by Edwin J. Becker, pp. 141-144
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    June 1954 Issue = 40 Articles
    1. Project "Panamed" by Karl Hess, pp. 5-9
    2. Mr. Trefflich and His Monkeys by Frederick Woltman, pp. 10-14
    3. Should Federal Wiretapping Be Legalized? by Theodore Granik, pp. 15-21
    4. Those Revealing Doodles by Jerry Klein, p. 22
    5. Nebraska's Fabulous Fishworm Farmer by Pearl P. Puckett, pp. 23-24
    6. Professor Einstein vs. Citizen Einstein by J.B. Matthews, pp. 25-27
    7. Dublin by Irene Corbally Kuhn, pp. 28-30
    8. The Egg-Head Clutch on the Foundations by Harold Lord Varney, pp. 31-37
    9. May I Take Your Coat, Please? by Blanche Holland, pp. 38-41
    10. The Price of Independence by Harry Botsford, pp. 42-44
    11. Freedom Under God by James W. Fifield, pp. 45-51
    12. The World's Largest Library by James L. Harte, pp. 52-54
    13. Not by Riot Alone by Nina Mermey, pp. 55-59
    14. Doings of a Democracy by Harold Helfer, p. 60
    15. Behind the Iron Curtain: Malenkov's Battle for Time by Opaka, pp. 61-67
    16. Goodbye Whom---and Maybe Shall by Hart Stilwell, pp. 68-70
    17. He Killed All the Rabbits by Edwin Muller, pp. 71-75
    18. Do You Know That--- by Nora de Toledano, p. 76
    19. In the Mercury's Opinion by Russell Maguire, p. 77
    20. Thomas E. Whelan---Ambassador in Shirtsleeves by Patrick McMahon, pp. 78-83
    21. The Soviet "Peace Offensive" in the Arts by Egon Hostovsky, pp. 84-86
    22. Writers' Village by Guy Priest, pp. 87-88
    23. Is the Foot-Soldier Obsolete? by George Fielding Eliot, pp. 89-94
    24. Meet Remmie Arnold, the Shriners' Imperial Potentate by Harry T. Brundidge, pp. 95-101
    25. Holland in the Caribbean by John W. Larson, pp. 102-104
    26. Behind the Red Draperies by Tris Coffin, pp. 105-108
    27. What Would Henry Say? by W.T. Martin, pp. 109-110
    28. Staten---Island of Refuge by Janet Williams, pp. 111-114
    29. Announcement of Winners in Matthews Award Essay Contest, p. 115
    30. Communism and Academic Freedom by Dennis P. Barry, pp. 116-121
    31. Sound on Disc, pp. 122-124
    32. The Curse of Tondo by Belle C. Ewing, pp. 125-126
    33. Tipping---A National Racket? by Oneta Aldrich Wakeford, pp. 127-129
    34. The Gentleman from Nevada by Howard Rushmore, pp. 130-134
    35. Weekend Farmer by J. Louis Kuethe, pp. 135-136
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    1. Is the Republican Party Committing Suicide? by Harold Lord Varney, pp. 5-11
    2. The Cop With the Traveling Dog Show by William Bancroft Mellor, pp. 12-14
    3. The Elusive Mountain by Luke Neely, pp. 15-16
    4. Sulzbergism by Chesly Manly, pp. 17-22
    5. Reproduction or Original? by Harry Chamberlaine, pp. 23-26
    6. Our Lovable Little Hammerheads by Charles E. Booth, pp. 27-28
    7. Madrid by Irene Corbally Kuhn, pp. 29-31
    8. An Untapped Source of Power by James G.K. McClure, pp. 32-34
    9. The Strange Story of Bottles by William Alvadore Buck, pp. 35-38
    10. 2450---Calling All Cooks by Pearl P. Puckett, pp. 39-40
    11. Behind the Iron Curtain: 8,373,000 Square Miles of Fear by Alan Set, pp. 41-47
    12. The Treasure House of St. Louis by Ruth Louise Johnson, p. 48
    13. Royal Yachts of England by Frank Driscoll, pp. 49-52
    14. That Shimonoseki Deal by Harry T. Brundidge, pp. 53-54
    15. The Gentleman from Indiana by Howard Rushmore, pp. 55-58
    16. Lightning Does Strike the Same Place Twice! by Bernard Rosenberg, pp. 59-62
    17. Let's Encourage Defection in the Communist World by Patrick J. Hillings, pp. 63-64
    18. I Get Ideas by Lily Sandrof, pp. 65-66
    19. Dam It All? by Karl Hess, pp. 67-71
    20. The Australian Vernacular by C.R. Bradish, pp. 72-74
    21. Bones of Contention by Jerry Klein, pp. 75-76
    22. Red Star Over Iran by Parvis Khan Khalili, pp. 77-82
    23. In the Mercury's Opinion by Russell Maguire, p. 83
    24. Letter from the Caribbean by Joyce Jones, pp. 84-86
    25. Television: The Best Is Yet to Come by Millard C. Faught, pp. 87-90
    26. The Kremlin Conquers an American by Eugene Lyons, pp. 91-98
    27. North Carolina's Pollen Merchant by Edwin J. Becker, pp. 99-101
    28. Doings of a Democracy by Harold Helfer, p. 102
    29. the Chapel in the Laundry by Phyllis B. Mitchell, pp. 103-104
    30. A Cruise With Yellow Jack by George H. Tinker, pp. 105-110
    31. Perjury Charges and the Fifth Amendment by John F. O'Conor, pp. 111-114
    32. Names That Made News by Daniel Francis Clancy, pp. 115-116
    33. The Scots Are Losing Their Taste for Scotch! by Raymond Varela, pp. 117-119
    34. The Lady Who Saved Mount Vernon by Richard Milne, p. 120
    35. Sound on Disc, pp. 121-124
    36. Will Malenkov Succeed? by J. Anthony Marcus, pp. 125-129
    37. London's Barrow Boys by E.K. Arkinstall, pp. 130-132
    38. The Tempest in the Coffee Pot by Patrick McMahon, pp. 133-136
    39. Is Everybody Anti-Semitic? by Benjamin Schultz, pp. 137-142
    40. Slander Can Cost You Money by Herbert L. Schon, pp. 143-146
    41. Karl Baarslag---Determined Dutchman by Nicholas Nonnenmacher, pp. 147-150
    42. The Christ of the Andes by Tom Mahoney, pp. 151-153
    43. Do You Know That--- by Nora de Toledano, p. 154
    44. Letters to the Editor, pp. 155-156
    45. Automobiles and Static Electricity by J.H.W. Kerston, p. 157
    46. The Mercury's List of Recommended Books on Current Affairs, pp. 158-162
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    3. Will You Gamble on Smoking? by Allan J. Ryan, pp. 13-16
    4. Blood on the Hill by Richard Milne, pp. 17-20
    5. World Council of Churches by J.B. Matthews, pp. 21-28
    6. Tops in Diamonds by Virginia Weiss, pp. 29-32
    7. Pitcairn's Island Is Losing Its "Mutineers" by Marc T. Greene, pp. 33-36
    8. Want to Buy Some Royal Parchments? by Jerry Klein, pp. 37-38
    9. Big Ben---The Voice of Them All by E.K. Arkinstall, pp. 39-40
    10. Satan's Religion by Billy Graham, pp. 41-46
    11. The Benign Sultan of Borneo by Albert Abarbanel, pp. 47-50
    12. Memo to a Red Spy by William Bancroft Mellor, pp. 51-53
    13. Doings of a Democracy by Harold Helfer, p. 54
    14. Your Life Is Not Worth Saving at Sea! by Bernard Rosenberg, pp. 55-58
    15. Should the Communist Party Be Outlawed? by Theodore Granik, pp. 59-64
    16. New Boss for Paradise by A.A. Hoehling, pp. 65-67
    17. A Lexicon for Leftists by W.R. Nugent, p. 68
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    19. Calling All Bleeders by Pearl P. Puckett, pp. 73-74
    20. Legal Highway Robbery by Virginia Roller Batdorff, pp. 75-77
    21. Letter from Tacoma by C.C. Randolph, pp. 78-79
    22. The Lynching That Failed by Harold Lord Varney, pp. 80-84
    23. Why the Postal Department Will Never Support Itself by Anonymous, pp. 85-86
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    25. Gay Lotherios of the Wild by Vance J. Hoyt, pp. 90-93
    26. The Income Tax: Root of All Evil by W.H. Chamberlin, pp. 94-96
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    32. Sound on Disc, pp. 115-116
    33. Behind the Iron Curtain: Red Aristocracy by Alan Set, pp. 117-122
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    38. Letters to the Editor, pp. 140-141
    39. Do You Know That--- by Nora de Toledano, p. 142
    40. Shall We Lower the Voting Age to Eighteen? by George W. Lyon, pp. 143-144
    41. Senator Styles Bridges: "New Hampshire" Yankee by Patrick McMahon, pp. 145-157
    42. The Mercury's List of Recommended Books on Current Affairs, pp. 158-162
  9. [+]
    September 1954 Issue = 42 Articles
    1. The Dark Alliance by John T. Flynn, pp. 7-12
    2. September's Woodland Jewels by George C. Mattis, pp. 13-14
    3. Who's Killing Minor League Baseball? by Al Schacht, pp. 15-18
    4. I Like Being 45! by Alice Dailey, pp. 19-20
    5. The Man Who Kicked the Reds Out of Guatemala by Patrick McMahon, pp. 21-23
    6. "Mura" Furs Are Coming by Henry Moetzing, p. 24
    7. They Go Home Again in Kansas by Morton M. Hunt, pp. 25-30
    8. Headquarters of Subversion by J.B. Matthews, pp. 31-42
    9. The Hunzas---Healthiest People in the World by Albert Abarbanel, pp. 43-44
    10. Browning in Texas by Harry T. Brundidge, pp. 45-47
    11. Doings of a Democracy by Harold Helfer, p. 48
    12. Walter Lippmann on the Descendent by Harold Lord Varney, pp. 49-52
    13. Michelangelo of Meerschaum by Eleanor Elliott Ullmann, pp. 53-54
    14. Tonsorially Speaking by Thomas M. Jacobsen, pp. 55-56
    15. Paris by Irene Corbally Kuhn, pp. 57-61
    16. Cause of Death: Ask Gettler by Eugene Pawley, pp. 62-66
    17. Behind the Iron Curtain: Blackmail of Total Destruction by Alan Set, pp. 67-72
    18. Tea at the Major's by Guy Priest, pp. 73-74
    19. The Vanishing U.S. Merchant Fleets by Oliver Patrick, pp. 75-78
    20. They Call Themselves "Block-Busters" by Donald R. Smith, pp. 79-81
    21. This Tax Fraud Is Safe by Dillard Stokes, pp. 82-83
    22. Academic Freedom from the Inside by William Knowlton Vaughan, pp. 84-89
    23. Mail-Order Naval Bases by William Bancroft Mellor, pp. 90-92
    24. South Africa's Loneliest Spot---"Hell" by R.M. Travers, pp. 93-96
    25. In the Mercury's Opinion by Russell Maguire, p. 97
    26. A Mayor in Exile by Henry Oliver, pp. 98-102
    27. England's Tastiest Invasion by Jerry Klein, pp. 103-104
    28. The Soul Traders by Egon Hostovsky, pp. 105-108
    29. Captain Menke's School for Actors by Ruth Louise Johnson, pp. 109-110
    30. Letters to the Editor, pp. 111-112
    31. Promotion and Pay---Air Force Style by James Andrew Mayer, pp. 113-116
    32. Those Feathered Hitchhikers by James E. Lawrence, pp. 117-119
    33. The Outside of the Cup by Holmes Alexander, pp. 120-124
    34. Legalized Blackmail by Karl Hess, pp. 125-128
    35. Sound on Disc, pp. 129-130
    36. Keeping Track of Our Gold and Silver by Robert T. Patterson, pp. 131-132
    37. Stew As Camel Drivers Make It by Rodney Gilbert, pp. 133-135
    38. The Man in the Leather Suit by Charles E. Booth, pp. 136-138
    39. Spreading the Fruits of Research by John L. Kent, pp. 139-141
    40. The Mercury's List of Recommended Books on Current Affairs, pp. 142-143
    41. Cold-Blooded Murder Is Part of Russia's Cold War in the West, pp. 144-157
    42. Why Collect Buttons? by Waldo Carlton Wright, pp. 158-162
  10. [+]
    October 1954 Issue = 40 Articles
    1. How the Communists Hoodwinked FDR by Louis Francis Budenz, pp. 5-14
    2. The Fortunes of Four Corners by Lee Karlan, pp. 15-18
    3. Animal Gangster by M.D. Bellomy, pp. 19-20
    4. There Was a Man Sent from God by J.M. Stickley, pp. 21-22
    5. Let's Put Whistler's Mother in Her Place by Eleanor Dunne, pp. 23-24
    6. "Horse-Drunk" Australia by C.R. Bradish, pp. 25-27
    7. Unconventional Ambassador by Ralph de Toledano, pp. 28-32
    8. I Collect People by Mary Branham, pp. 33-34
    9. The Longest Trail in the World by Leverett G. Richards, pp. 35-38
    10. Knowland and Johnson in '56? by Patrick McMahon, pp. 39-44
    11. Beauty's Home: Killarney by Donal O'Cahill, pp. 45-47
    12. Birth of a Dinner Club by Harry T. Brundidge, pp. 48-50
    13. Bridges and Byrd vs. the "Good" Public Debt by John T. Flynn, pp. 51-55
    14. Canvas Holidays by Iris Cecilia Wells, pp. 56-59
    15. Hong Kong by Irene Corbally Kuhn, pp. 60-64
    16. Uncle Sam's Print Shop by James Andrew Mayer, pp. 65-66
    17. American Forum: Will There Be a Third World War? by Theodore Granik, pp. 67-74
    18. Hit Bottom---Then Bounce by Harold Hadley, pp. 75-77
    19. Coeds Go for Dental Students by Pearl P. Puckett, p. 78
    20. The Mountain by Joy M. Collins, pp. 79-80
    21. Behind the Iron Curtain: Top Secret---The Red Police by Alan Set, pp. 81-86
    22. The Whango Tree Had a Bubbly Thorn by Loretta Parker, pp. 87-88
    23. Spiders Are Her Prey by Belle C. Ewing, pp. 89-90
    24. Removing Monotony from Factory Jobs by Don Wharton, pp. 91-95
    25. The Cantaloupe That Saved Lives by James L. Harte, pp. 96-97
    26. Doings of a Democracy by Harold Helfer, p. 98
    27. Sound on Disc, pp. 99-100
    28. The Defense of Latin America by George Fielding Eliot, pp. 101-106
    29. The Magic Mineral by Edwin J. Becker, pp. 107-110
    30. Hearts United Live Contented by Virginia Weiss, pp. 111-112
    31. The United Nations and the U.S. Economy by Patrick Oliver, pp. 113-116
    32. In the Mercury's Opinion by Russell Maguire, p. 117
    33. How Superstitious Are You? by O.A. Battista, pp. 118-120
    34. The General Slocum---Fifty Years Later by Harry Thompson, pp. 121-123
    35. Casting for Casablanca by Beryl Kent, p. 124
    36. Letters to the Editor, pp. 125-126
    37. Jobs Looking for Men by Karl Hess, pp. 127-130
    38. Do You Know That--- by Nora de Toledano, pp. 131-132
    39. Parson in the Garden by Charles E. Booth, pp. 133-134
    40. The Oppenheimer Story by J.B. Matthews, pp. 135-146
  11. [+]
    November 1954 Issue = 33 Articles
    1. Flight from Reason by John J. Burns, pp. 5-11
    2. Here Comes the Thresher! by Vic Russell, pp. 12-14
    3. You Ought to Get Married by Irene Corbally Kuhn, pp. 15-20
    4. Geneva: Thirteen Millions Enslaved by Anthony Trawick Bouscaren, pp. 21-23
    5. The Blade with a Dual Character by M.D. Bellomy, pp. 24-26
    6. The America of Sonya Idelson by Joseph Stocker, pp. 27-32
    7. America's Master Blunder---the UN by Harold Lord Varney, pp. 33-39
    8. Ginseng by Joseph DiGiovanni, p. 40
    9. Wild Turkey---King of Birds by Nell Womack Evans, pp. 41-42
    10. Medicine Is Curing Me of Crime by Harold J. Hall, pp. 43-46
    11. Pat Sullivan and the Romance of Cheese by Harry Thompson, pp. 47-49
    12. The Dreaming of Emer by Joy M. Collins, pp. 50-52
    13. Malmedy and McCarthy by Freda Utley, pp. 53-58
    14. Moving Mountains---with Whirly-Birds by Oliver Patrick, pp. 59-61
    15. Behind the Iron Curtain: The Moscow-Peiping Axis by Alan Set, pp. 62-67
    16. The Great Illusion by Bogart Rogers, pp. 68-72
    17. Monument Oddities by William R. Kreh, pp. 73-74
    18. Coexistence---Formula for Surrender by Eugene Lyons, pp. 75-82
    19. In the Mercury's Opinion by Russell Maguire, pp. 83-86
    20. The Eyes Nothing Can Escape by Dal Stivens, pp. 87-91
    21. Prize for Safe Driving by James Andrew Mayer, p. 92
    22. Communism Came to My College by Victor Burke, pp. 93-98
    23. The Miracle of the Hummingbird by Charles E. Booth, pp. 99-100
    24. A Southern Republican Addresses Leonard hall by Lois I. Nichols, pp. 101-104
    25. Westchester County Adopts An Adoption Plan by Josephine Connor, pp. 105-108
    26. 944 Forgotten American Soldiers by David Keyser, pp. 109-112
    27. Letters to the Editor, pp. 113-114
    28. Night in Hell by Robert Wagner#2, pp. 115-118
    29. Sound on Disc, pp. 119-120
    30. A Day at the Zoo by Harry T. Brundidge, pp. 121-127
    31. Government Has It For Sale by John L. Kent, pp. 128-129
    32. Doings of a Democracy by Harold Helfer, p. 130
    33. Philip Dru: Fascist Prototype by J.B. Matthews, pp. 131-146
  12. [+]
    December 1954 Issue = 41 Articles
    1. We Can't Do Business with Moscow by Louis Francis Budenz, pp. 5-12
    2. Augustus Mutt---Hero of San Francisco by Bogart Rogers, pp. 13-14
    3. Christmas in the Sky by Ruth G. Roselund, pp. 15-17
    4. The Housing Problem: A New Solution? by John T. Flynn, pp. 18-22
    5. I Detest Cats by Grace Demarest Reddik, pp. 23-27
    6. Carmel-by-the-Sea by Euel Wadsworth, pp. 28-29
    7. Russia Baits the Hook with Trade by Harold Lord Varney, pp. 30-36
    8. The Passing of Ellis Island by Harry T. Brundidge, pp. 37-39
    9. The Home of "Little Boy Blue" by Ruth Louise Johnson, p. 40
    10. Those Forgotten Fortunes by Joseph Stocker, pp. 41-43
    11. Red China Behind the Footlights by Warren Kuhn, pp. 44-46
    12. A Call to Anger by Eugene Lyons, pp. 47-50
    13. Prisoners Who Volunteer Blood, Flesh---and Their Lives by Don Wharton, pp. 51-55
    14. Heard on the Party Line by Howard Rushmore, p. 56
    15. Elmer Davis Runs Scared by J.B. Matthews, pp. 57-65
    16. Attention! College Seniors by John D. Garwood, pp. 66-68
    17. The Day of the Pope Inside the Vaticna by Kees van Hoek, pp. 69-73
    18. Doings of a Democracy by Harold Helfer, p. 74
    19. Carillonneur by Blanche Gertrude Robbins, pp. 75-76
    20. A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore, pp. 77-79
    21. TV: A Mixed Blessing by Ruth A. Inglis, pp. 80-84
    22. Sunset in Marrakech by Eric C. Gifford, pp. 85-88
    23. In the Mercury's Opinion by Russell Maguire, p. 89
    24. An Unknown Soldier of the Revolution by Jack Voelpel, pp. 90-92
    25. Island of the Egrets by Luke Neely, pp. 93-94
    26. Miracle Drug's Centennial by R.J. Rotondi, pp. 95-96
    27. We Have a Law Against Russian Imports by Rodney Gilbert, pp. 97-98
    28. Sound on Disc, pp. 99-100
    29. Pagliacci of the Desert by Nell Womack Evans, pp. 101-102
    30. The Spirit of Colonial Williamsburg by Patrick McMahon, pp. 103-107
    31. In Defense of Alumni by Leroy T. Patton, pp. 108-110
    32. The Mystery of Zimbabwe by W.G. Lipsett, pp. 111-115
    33. Behind the Iron Curtain: People's Republic of Poland by Alan Set, pp. 116-121
    34. Letters to the Editor, pp. 122-123
    35. Thr Grianan of Aileach by Guy Priest, pp. 124-126
    36. Their Moving Problems Started a Business by John Larson, pp. 127-128
    37. Mr. Crayfish Goes Commercial by Matt Thomas, pp. 129-130
    38. The American Cottontail Goes to France by Mildred J. Ericson, pp. 131-132
    39. A President Proves His Point by Bates M. Stovall, pp. 133-135
    40. Will the Hot Dog Be Dethroned? by Duane Valentry, p. 136
    41. The American Universities and Senator McCarthy by Reginald Aldo, pp. 137-146
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  Issues of 1955 = 12 Issues, 494 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1956 = 10 Issues, 357 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1957 = 12 Issues, 394 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1958 = 12 Issues, 364 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1959 = 12 Issues, 453 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1960s = 1 Year, 12 Issues, 439 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1960 = 12 Issues, 439 Articles