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Adrift in the Formosa Strait

This Talk of Munich

An Editorial

by Max Ascoli

The Reporter, October 2, 1958, p. 10

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      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 10-11
      3. New Lease on Life for NATO by Max Ascoli, pp. 12-13
      4. Europe Stakes Its Claim for Full Partnership by Edmond Taylor, pp. 14-15
      5. Press Briefings at the Summit by Howard Freeman, p. 16
      6. Will We Pay the Price? by Eric Sevareid, p. 17
      7. The Musings of a Retired Diplomat by Dan Levitt, pp. 18-19
      8. TVA by Katherine Glover, pp. 20-21
      9. The High Cost of Scientific Secrecy by William S. Fairfield, pp. 22-25
      10. The Afrikaners and the Suffering Majority by Anthony Delius, pp. 26-28
      11. A Battle Behind the Lines by Saunders Redding, pp. 29-31
      12. Records by Roland Gelatt, pp. 32-33
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      15. Theater by Gerald Weales, p. 37
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      19. Cover by Gregorio Prestopino
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      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 6-7
      3. Troubled Oil in the Middle East by William Harlan Hale, pp. 8-12
      4. Buraimi by Bushrod Howard, Jr., pp. 13-16
      5. George Kennan Updates His Diplomacy by Max Ascoli, pp. 17-19
      6. The Pious Truculence of John Foster Dulles by Chalmers M. Roberts, pp. 20-23
      7. Figuring the Early Odds on the Democratic Candidates by David Demarest Lloyd, pp. 24-28
      8. A New Cheer Leader for the Tories by Christopher Hollis, p. 29
      9. The British Conservatives by Feliks Topolski, pp. 30-32
      10. The Improbable Coalition That Governs Austria by John MacCormac, pp. 33-36
      11. The Gal Who Wanted to Meet Me by David Halberstam, pp. 37-38
      12. Records by Herbert Kupferberg, pp. 39-40
      13. Arbitron Sees All, Knows Almost Everything by Marya Mannes, p. 41
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      3. Give Me Liberty by Eric Sevareid, pp. 6-10
      4. Who-- What-- Why--, p. 11
      5. We Cannot Put Off Salvation by Max Ascoli, pp. 12-13
      6. Pilots, Missilemen, and Robots by Paul Jacobs, pp. 14-20
      7. How Good Are Our Missiles? by Robert C. Albrook, pp. 21-23
      8. Foreign Aid by Henry S. Reuss, pp. 24-25
      9. Delegate Thomson vs. the N.A.A.C.P. and Others by William Korey, pp. 26-28
      10. Poland by S.L. Shneiderman, pp. 29-32
      11. The Cold Wave by Lois Phillips Hudson, pp. 33-35
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        The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957 Film) by David Lean
      13. A Shaft of Light in Vienna by Morris Philipson, pp. 37-38
      14. The Post-Bop Legitimacy of Modern Jazz by Nat Hentoff, pp. 39-41
      15. Theater by Marya Mannes, pp. 42-43
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      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 6-7
      3. Our Cut-Rate Education by Max Ascoli, pp. 8-9
      4. Are Soviet Schools Better Than Ours? by Andrew R. MacAndrew, pp. 10-14
      5. A Scientist's Impressions of Russian Research by J. O'M. Bockris, pp. 15-16
      6. Frustration and Boredom in Russian Youth by Hans Rogger, pp. 17-20
      7. Our Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean by William H. Hessler, pp. 21-24
      8. Pennsylvania Avenue Gets Longer and Longer by Robert Bendiner, pp. 25-26
      9. Indonesia by Denis Warner, pp. 27-30
      10. A Fire at Sea by Ivan Turgenev, pp. 31-33
      11. A Visit to the Western Isles by Naomi Mitchison, pp. 34-36
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      4. The Recession and Washington by M.J. Rossant, pp. 11-12
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      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 8-9
      3. Mr. Dillon and the Fight for Foreign Aid by Sidney Hyman, pp. 10-12
      4. A Question of Staying Power by Eric Sevareid, pp. 13-14
      5. New Opportunities for Yankee Traders by Ken Miller, pp. 15-19
      6. Mattei the Condottiere by Claire Sterling, pp. 20-23
      7. Dr. Schwartz Goes to Washington by William S. Fairfield, pp. 24-27
      8. What's Bad for General Motors Is Bad for Flint, Michigan by James A. Maxwell, pp. 28-29
      9. President Nasser Makes a Lark Pie by Ray Alan, pp. 30-33
      10. Scenes from the Life of a Double Monster by Vladimir Nabokov, pp. 34-36
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      12. Theater by Marya Mannes, p. 39
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      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-5
      3. Limits on the Arms Race by Max Ascoli, pp. 6-7
      4. Britain Debates the 'Balance of Terror' by Alastair Buchan, pp. 8-11
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        The Brothers Karamazov (1958 Film) by Richard Brooks
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      15. Channels by Marya Mannes, pp. 40-41
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      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-5
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 6-7
      3. It's All in How You Wrap It by Robert Bendiner, pp. 8-11
      4. A Detective Agency for Wary Buyers by M.R. Werner, pp. 12-15
      5. Detroit's Great Debate by Eric Larrabee, pp. 16-21
      6. The Shadow of Charles de Gaulle by Edmond Taylor, pp. 22-24
      7. Why We Aren't Building the World's Biggest Bevatron by D.H. Radler, pp. 25-28
      8. Willy Brandt of Berlin by George Bailey, pp. 29-31
      9. A Flight Navigator's Log on the Australian Run by Carey Goodwyn, pp. 32-33
      10. Paul Robeson Makes a New Album by Nat Hentoff, pp. 34-35
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      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-5
      3. The Unlamented Doctrine by Max Ascoli, p. 6
      4. Faisal Takes Over in Saudi Arabia by Richard H. Nolte, pp. 7-9
      5. Can Nasser Ransom Himself from the Russians? by Claire Sterling, pp. 10-12
      6. What Keeps Prices Up? by John L. Hess, pp. 13-16
      7. The Belgians Try Fraternalism in the Congo by J.H. Huizinga, pp. 17-20
      8. The Appearance and Reality of Khrushchev's 'Promotion' by Isaac Deutscher, pp. 21-23
      9. Canada the Morning After Diefenbaker's Landslide by G. Gerald Harrop, pp. 24-26
      10. American Labor Attacks Its Own Segregation Problem by Will Chasan, pp. 27-30
      11. The FM Boom by Nat Hentoff, pp. 31-34
      12. A Musician's Musician Within Everyone's Reach by Roger Maren, pp. 35-36
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        Pious and Secular America by Reinhold Niebuhr
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        The Food of France by Waverley Root
      16. Cover by Jay Jacobs
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      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-5
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 6-7
      3. No Substitute for Leadership by Max Ascoli, pp. 8-9
      4. We Cannot Afford This Recession by Hans H. Landsberg, pp. 10-13
      5. The Pentagon's Reorganization Muddle by Edward L. Katzenbach, Jr., pp. 14-17
      6. Congress, Politics, and the Recession by Carroll Kilpatrick, pp. 18-19
      7. PR for the Services by William S. Fairfield, pp. 20-23
      8. A Revolution Fades Away in Padangpanjang by Denis Warner, p. 24
      9. Indonesia---Drawings by Feliks Topolski, pp. 25-28
      10. Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Congressman Walter by Paul Jacobs, pp. 29-31
      11. The March to Aldermaston by John Rosselli, p. 32
      12. Vodka Is the Curse of the Workers' State by Charles W. Thayer, pp. 33-34
      13. 'Great Recordings of the Century' by Roland Gelatt, pp. 35-36
      14. The Hardy Commuters of Wilton, Connecticut by Marvin Barrett, pp. 37-39
      15. Exploring the Brain's Uncharted Realms by Maya Pines, pp. 40-42
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      21. Cover by Paul Arlt
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      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-5
      3. Nationalism vs. the U.S.A. by Max Ascoli, p. 6
      4. North Africa and the West by Hal Lehrman, pp. 7-10
      5. Lebanon by Ray Alan, pp. 11-12
      6. NATO by Alastair Buchan, pp. 13-14
      7. India's Ten Years of Revolution by Consent by William Clark, pp. 15-17
      8. A Talk with General Laskov by Chet Huntley, p. 18
      9. Our Soft Sell at Brussels by Marya Mannes, pp. 19-20
      10. Hot-Tied Farmers in the Corn Belt by Dale Kramer, pp. 21-24
      11. Van Cliburn in the U.S.S.R. by Abram Chasins, pp. 25-27
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      2. Elmer Davis, 1890-1958 by Eric Sevareid, pp. 2-3
      3. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-5
      4. How the Explosion Was Set Off in Algeria by Hal Lehrman, pp. 6-10
      5. Tragic Memories, Reminders of Hope by Edmond Taylor, pp. 11-13
      6. The Navy's Submersible Missile-Launching Base by William H. Hessler, pp. 14-16
      7. Who Owns Outer Space? by Robert Bendiner, pp. 17-20
      8. A Report from the Sudan by Claire Sterling, pp. 21-24
      9. Post-Peron Argentina Takes Inventory by Gladys Delmas, pp. 25-26
      10. Theater by Marya Mannes, p. 27
      11. Movie Music Comes Into Its Own by Nat Hentoff, pp. 28-30
      12. The Good TV Shows That Don't Get Seen by Richard P. Goldman, p. 31
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        The Accounting by Bruce Marshall
        The Man Who Broke Things by John Brooks
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      19. Cover by Tack Shigaki
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      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 4-5
      3. Once More the Heart of Europe by Max Ascoli, pp. 6-7
      4. The Democratic Parties and the General by Edmond Taylor, pp. 8-10
      5. Italy Votes by Claire Sterling, pp. 11-13
      6. Senator Knowland Loses Round One by Steven Warshaw, pp. 14-15
      7. The Supreme Court and the Picket Line by John Troy, pp. 16-18
      8. America's Stake in Sterling by Anthony Rudd, pp. 19-20
      9. The Murder of In Ho Oh by Marya Mannes, pp. 21-24
      10. French Black Africa By-Passes 'The Tempest of Nationalism' by J.H. Huizinga, pp. 25-27
      11. President Wilson, Dr. Freud, and 'The Story of a Style' by William Harlan Hale, pp. 28-29
      12. The Private Villages That Are London Town by John Rosselli, pp. 30-32
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      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 6-7
      3. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, pp. 8-16
      4. Act Two of Hungary's Tragedy by Isaac Deutscher, pp. 17-18
      5. Togoland by Russell Warren Howe, pp. 19-21
      6. Governor Faubus Tries for a Third Term by William S. Fairfield, pp. 22-23
      7. Congressman Powell's Downhill Fight in Harlem by Will Chasan, pp. 24-27
      8. A Crusty Californian Builds a Dam in the Himalayas by Douglass Cater, pp. 28-30
      9. Echoes of Two Centuries at Covert Garden by Peter Quennell, pp. 31-32
      10. A Kind Word for Radio by Marya Mannes, pp. 33-34
      11. A Harsh Word for TV Critics by Eric Sevareid, p. 35
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      15. Cover by Murray Turnbull
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      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 8-9
      3. The Worst Yet by Max Ascoli, p. 10
      4. A Chronology of Failure by Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, pp. 11-13
      5. Iraq by Michael Ionides, p. 14
      6. II---A New Class in the Making by Malcolm N. Quint, pp. 15-16
      7. Lebanon by Michael Adams, pp. 17-18
      8. The Railroads by Robert Bendiner, pp. 19-23
      9. The Navy Takes Up Russia's Undersea Challenge by William H. Hessler, pp. 24-26
      10. Reuther's Undefeated Union vs. an Unprecedented Alliance by Everett Martin, pp. 27-29
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      12. Further Excerpts from Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, pp. 34-43
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        Book Notes, pp. 48-50 - 2 Reviews
        My Aunt's Rhinoceros by Peter Fleming
        Russian Fiction and Soviet Ideology by Ernest J. Simmons
      17. Cover by Dean Ellis
    3. [+]
      September 4, 1958 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-5
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 6-7
      3. Substitutes for the Summit by Max Ascoli, p. 8
      4. Mr. Hammarskjold's Not-So-Quiet Diplomacy by Sven Ahman, pp. 9-12
      5. Moscow, Peking, and Arab Nationalism by Isaac Deutscher, pp. 13-15
      6. An Interim Report on de Gaulle's Diplomacy by Edmond Taylor, pp. 16-17
      7. Harold Macmillan Wins His Spurs by Peregrine Worsthorne, pp. 18-20
      8. A Southern County Waits for the School Bell by William H. Hessler, pp. 21-23
      9. The Air-Conditioned Crusade Against Albert Gore by David Halberstam, pp. 24-25
      10. Is Kuwait Next on Nasser's Timetable? by Michael Adams, pp. 26-28
      11. Where India Meets Red China High in the Himalayas by Gordon Shepherd, pp. 29-31
      12. Final Excerpts from 'Doctor Zhivago' by Boris Pasternak, pp. 32-39
      13. 'It Is in Glasgow I Would Rather Be' by Naomi Mitchison, pp. 40-41
      14. The Bard in Ontario by Gerald Weales, pp. 42-43
      15. [+]
        'It Is Still, Alas, Good Friday' by Sidney Alexander, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
        The Secret of Luca by Ignazio Silone
      16. [+]
        The Toast of Vienna and Then Some by William Harlan Hale, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
        And the Bridge Is Love by Alma Mahler Werfel and E.B. Ashton
      17. [+]
        'Old Man Mad with Drawing' by Jay Jacobs, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
        The Hokusai Sketch-Books by James A. Michener
      18. Cover by Carol Hamann
    4. [+]
      September 18, 1958 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-9
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 10-11
      3. Central High and Quemoy by Max Ascoli, pp. 12-13
      4. When the Executive Fails to Lead by Senator John F. Kennedy, pp. 14-17
      5. The Profits and Losses of a Banker in Politics by E.W. Kenworthy, pp. 18-20
      6. Notes on the Flyleaf of a Guide Michelin by Eric Sevareid, pp. 21-22
      7. Nuclear Aggression and National Suicide by Pierre M. Gallois, pp. 23-25
      8. The Most Cheerful Graveyard in the World by Paul Jacobs, pp. 26-29
      9. The Paradox of Peru by Gladys Delmas, pp. 30-31
      10. Ghana Discovers the Perils of Independence by J.H. Huizinga, pp. 32-33
      11. Stars and Bars Along the Amazon by Madeline Dane Ross and Fred Kerner, pp. 34-36
      12. My Father's Excursions and Alarums by Osbert Sitwell, pp. 37-38
      13. A Layman's Guide to the Age of Stereo by Roland Gelatt, pp. 39-41
      14. A Lesson from the Sports Page by Bill Hobby, p. 42
      15. [+]
        The Myths and Realities of American Trust Busting by Edward G. Posniak, pp. 43-45 - 1 Review
        Antitrust Policies by Simon N. Whitney
      16. [+]
        Book Notes by Gouverneur Paulding, pp. 46-47 - 3 Reviews
        Our Friend James Joyce by Mary Colum and Padraic Colum
        Mexico: Pre-Hispanic Paintings by Ignacio Bernal and Jacques Soustelle
        Normandy Revisited by A.J. Liebling
      17. [+]
        Death of a Sad Knight by Robert Phelps, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
        The Death of Manolete by Barnaby Conrad
      18. Cover by Charles MacMaster
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1958 = 7 Issues, 130 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 2, 1958 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-7
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 8-9
      3. This Talk of Munich by Max Ascoli, p. 10
      4. Caught in a Trap of Our Own Making by Chalmers M. Roberts, pp. 11-13
      5. The Military Worth of Quemoy by Thomas R. Phillips, pp. 14-15
      6. Chiang's Shadow over Warsaw by O. Edmund Clubb, pp. 16-17
      7. The Strategy of Southern Resistance by Arthur S. Miller, pp. 18-20
      8. France Votes on a Fifth Republic by Edmond Taylor, pp. 21-23
      9. What Happened to the Labor-Reform Bill? by John Van Camp, pp. 24-27
      10. A Morning After in Notting Hill by Marya Mannes, p. 28
      11. India by Douglass Cater, pp. 29-32
      12. Waving the Flag and Passing the Hat by Ralph Lee Smith, pp. 33-35
      13. The Herd, the Self, and the Gulf Between by Marcus Cunliffe, pp. 36-38
      14. The Magic Mornings of Captain Kangaroo by Nat Hentoff, pp. 39-40
      15. Kurt Weill and His Public by Roger Maren, pp. 41-43
      16. [+]
        America's Rediscovery of the Eternal City by Gouverneur Paulding, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
        The Dream of Arcadia by Van Wyck Brooks
      17. [+]
        A Good Wine Well Aged by Marya Mannes, p. 46 - 1 Review
        Women and Thomas Harrow by John P. Marquand
      18. [+]
        The Pen and Politics by Otto Friedrich, p. 47 - 1 Review
        Engaged in Writing by Stephen Spender
      19. [+]
        She Dropped a Book on Prince Charming's Head by Nora Magid, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
        The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy
      20. Cover by Fred Zimmer
    2. [+]
      October 16, 1958 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-7
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 8-9
      3. Principles for a Formosa Settlement by Max Ascoli, pp. 10-17
      4. The Liking of Ike by William Lee Miller, pp. 18-21
      5. De Sapio's Big Moment by Robert Bendiner, pp. 22-27
      6. The Communists Probe India's Soft Spots by Gordon Shepherd, pp. 28-30
      7. The People of the Black Tents by James D. Lunt, pp. 31-32
      8. Arabia---Drawings by Feliks Topolski, pp. 33-34
      9. Children of the Harvest by Lois Phillips Hudson, pp. 35-38
      10. Television by Marya Mannes, p. 39
      11. Four Towns and Inveraray by Naomi Mitchison, pp. 40-41
      12. Record Notes by Roland Gelatt, pp. 42-43
      13. [+]
        Our Ambassadors of Ill Will by Maya Pines, p. 44 - 1 Review
        The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick
      14. [+]
        The General Who Didn't Know Rommel by Al Newman, pp. 45-50 - 1 Review
        Lost Victories by Field Marshal Erich von Manstein
      15. Cover by Jay Jacobs
    3. [+]
      October 30, 1958 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-5
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 6-7
      3. Cozy Interlude by Max Ascoli, p. 8
      4. Can Rockefeller Save the G.O.P. in New York? by Leo Egan, pp. 9-11
      5. Whose Socialism? by A.A. Berle, Jr., pp. 12-13
      6. California by Steven Warshaw, pp. 14-15
      7. Senator Goldwater's Favorite Labor Leader, p. 16
      8. 'Right to Work' Along the Wabash by James A. Maxwell, pp. 17-19
      9. General de Gaulle Tames the Gaullist Revolution by Edmond Taylor, pp. 20-21
      10. What Happened to the Hungarian Refugees by Claire Sterling, pp. 22-24
      11. The Forgotten People of Taiwan by Denis Warner, pp. 25-27
      12. San Angelo Builds Three Rails for the Three R's by Lois Balcom, pp. 28-31
      13. An Old Friend Takes a New Look at Us by Graham Hutton, p. 32
      14. Mr. Cowlan Goes to Moscow by Nat Hentoff, pp. 33-34
      15. [+]
        General Gavin Sounds the Alarm by Senator John F. Kennedy, p. 35 - 1 Review
        War and Peace in the Space Age by James M. Gavin
      16. [+]
        The Great American Escape from Theory by William Lee Miller, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
        The Americans: The Democratic Experience by Daniel J. Boorstin
      17. [+]
        A Clown of Love in the Age of Absurdity by Alfred Kazin, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
        Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene
      18. [+]
        The Mind and Faith of Martin Luther King by Perry Miller, pp. 40-42 - 1 Review
        Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King, Jr.
      19. Cover by Reg Massie
    4. [+]
      November 13, 1958 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-7
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 8-9
      3. The 'Sister Republics' of Asia by Max Ascoli, p. 10
      4. A Bulwark Built on Sand by Haynes Miller, pp. 11-15
      5. The New Shape of British Politics by Alastair Buchan, pp. 16-19
      6. Nixon for Nixon by Douglass Cater, p. 20
      7. Of Sidewinders and Dead Ends by John H. Troll, pp. 21-23
      8. Independent Guinea's Morning After by Edwin Newman, p. 24
      9. China by Isaac Deutscher, pp. 25-27
      10. Pandit Nehru's One-Party Democracy by George Bailey, pp. 28-31
      11. A Broadcaster Talks to His Colleagues by Edward R. Murrow, pp. 32-36
      12. A Matter of Motive by Marya Mannes, p. 37
      13. Document of Terror by John Rosselli, p. 38
      14. The Style of France's T.N.P. by Justin O'Brien, p. 39
      15. [+]
        Truman Capote and 'the Army of Wrongness' by Alfred Kazin, pp. 40-41 - 1 Review
        Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
      16. [+]
        The Field-Marshal Still Says He Was Right by Al Newman, pp. 42-44 - 1 Review
        The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G. by Bernard Montgomery
      17. [+]
        Memories of Stalingrad by Hans W. Held, p. 45 - 1 Review
        Stalingrad by Heinz Schroter
      18. [+]
        A Communist Writer Indifferent to Politics by Madeleine Chapsal, pp. 46-50 - 1 Review
        The Law by Roger Vailland
      19. Cover by Dong Kingman
    5. [+]
      November 27, 1958 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-5
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 6-7
      3. A Long Way from '52 by Max Ascoli, p. 8
      4. Who Is Nixon, What Is He? by Douglass Cater, pp. 9-13
      5. White House by William Lee Miller, p. 14
      6. New York by Leo Egan, pp. 15-16
      7. California by Hale Champion, pp. 17-18
      8. Ohio by James A. Maxwell, p. 19
      9. Arkansas by Harry S. Ashmore, pp. 20-21
      10. South Africa by Robert Ardrey, pp. 22-26
      11. Two New Strong Men in Asia by Darrell Berrigan, pp. 27-29
      12. And Then There Was One by Thomas R. Kenyon, p. 30
      13. The Supreme Court Survives a Barrage by Representative Emanuel Celler, pp. 31-33
      14. [+]
        Pasternak: 'We Are the Guests of Existence' by Nils Ake Nilsson, p. 34 - 1 Review
        Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
      15. Theater by Marya Mannes, p. 35
      16. [+]
        Movies by Gerald Weales, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
        My Uncle, Mr. Hulot (1958 Film) by Jacques Tati
      17. Records by Roland Gelatt, p. 38
      18. [+]
        The Flight from Aunt Sally by Norman Podhoretz, pp. 39-40 - 1 Review
        The Territory Ahead by Wright Morris
      19. [+]
        A Season of Gallant Gestures by Alfred Kazin, p. 41 - 1 Review
        The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Lady Diana Cooper
      20. [+]
        Keeping Life at Arm's Length by Perry Miller, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        The Autobiography of Mark Van Doren by Mark Van Doren
      21. [+]
        Hard Words and Soft Soap by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 44-45 - 4 Reviews
        The Admen by Shepherd Mead
        The Detroiters by Harold Livingston
        The Insolent Chariots by John Keats
        "It Floats" by Alfred Lief
      22. [+]
        The Fantasy World of Realpolitik by William Harlan Hale, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
        The Zimmerman Telegram by Barbara W. Tuchman
      23. [+]
        Overhead in the Lenin Library by Daniel Schorr, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
        Eastern Exposure by Marvin L. Kalb
      24. Cover by John Clift
    6. [+]
      December 11, 1958 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-5
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 6-7
      3. No Retreat from Berlin by Max Ascoli, pp. 8-9
      4. New Direction in the Vatican by Claire Sterling, pp. 10-12
      5. The Legacy of Pius XII by Silvio Negro, pp. 13-15
      6. Some Lessons of the Recession by Arthur F. Burns, pp. 16-19
      7. 'Practical Politics' in the Bay State by J. Anthony Lukas, pp. 20-22
      8. The Enigma of Jacques Soustelle by Edmond Taylor, pp. 23-26
      9. The Rise and Fall of the Practical Sense by Eric Hoffer, p. 27
      10. Channels by Marya Mannes, pp. 28-29
      11. [+]
        The Great American Bore by Alfred Kazin, pp. 30-32 - 1 Review
        From the Terrace by John O'Hara
      12. [+]
        McCarthy and the Professors by Dennis H. Wrong, pp. 33-35 - 1 Review
        The Academic Mind by Paul F. Lazarsfeld and Wagner Thielens, Jr.
      13. [+]
        Making the Most of S.J.P. by Otto Friedrich, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
        The Most of S. J. Perelman by S.J. Perelman
      14. [+]
        Art in Job Lots by Jay Jacobs, p. 38 - 1 Review
        The Proud Possessors by Aline B. Saarinen
      15. Records by Nat Hentoff, pp. 39-42
      16. Cover by Fred Zimmer
    7. [+]
      December 25, 1958 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. The Reporter's Notes, pp. 2-5
      2. Who-- What-- Why--, pp. 6-7
      3. Christmas 1958, p. 8
      4. The Growing Pains of Jet Travel by John L. Hess, pp. 9-13
      5. On the Shifting Sands of Miami Beach by William L. Rivers, pp. 14-17
      6. De Gaulle, the Gaullists, and the Organization Men by Edmond Taylor, pp. 18-19
      7. The Business of Christmas Giving by George Kienzle, pp. 20-21
      8. Khrushchev's Plan for Seven Fatter Years by Gregory Grossman, pp. 22-24
      9. Edmund Wilson, the Last Patrician---I by Norman Podhoretz, pp. 25-28
      10. The 'Bauletto' of Uncle Vittorio by Antonio Barolini, pp. 29-31
      11. Channels by Marya Mannes, pp. 32-33
      12. [+]
        Movies by Edmond Taylor, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review
        Les Tricheurs (1958 Film) by Marcel Carne
      13. [+]
        What the General Doesn't Tell by Robert P. Knapp, Jr., p. 36 - 1 Review
        Wedemeyer Reports! by Albert C. Wedemeyer
      14. [+]
        Scott's Last Friend by Otto Friedrich, p. 37 - 1 Review
        Beloved Infidel by Sheilah Graham and Gerold Frank
      15. [+]
        The Critic in Love by Gerald Weales, p. 38 - 1 Review
        Agee on Film by James Agee
      16. Records by Roland Gelatt, pp. 39-42
      17. Cover by Reg Massie
10. [+]
  Issues of 1959 = 24 Issues, 446 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1960s = 9 Years, 205 Issues, 3,634 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1960 = 24 Issues, 445 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1961 = 24 Issues, 430 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1962 = 24 Issues, 420 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1963 = 24 Issues, 399 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1964 = 25 Issues, 455 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1965 = 24 Issues, 430 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1966 = 24 Issues, 425 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1967 = 24 Issues, 417 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1968 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles