Another chain of radar stations three hundred miles north of the Dewline is being planned in secrecy. The new airdefense network may become known as the Frost Line. It will probably have outposts on Banks, Victoria, Prince of Wales and Baffin Islands.
The Thirties were a bonanza for this Canadian star-maker. He made Garbo talk, revived fading Marie Dressier, discovered Judy Garland, fathered Andy Hardy and shared a $50,000,000 prize with Clark Gable as the bait
For years Viking relics “found” in northern Ontario have been proudly displayed in our largest museum and have even changed our history books. Now an awful suspicion is taking hold that it’s probably all a fakeBy Robert Olson20 min
For half a century this Swedish multi-millionaire has been dreaming heroic dreams around the world —and abandoning them. Now he has an Olympian plan for developing B. C. Will he follow it through, orBy ERIC HUTTON19 min
Their press, radio, TV and schools preach hatred. Their “news” is tailored to the Party line. “But,” says this Maclean's editor, “what astonishes the visitor is to find they’re not entirely deluded by this claptrap”
BEST BET The Spanish Gardener: Beautifully photographed in Spain, this British screen version of an A. J. Cronin novel tells of a frosty diplomat (Michael Hordern) who “loves” his young son so possessively that the boy is being denied all normal friendships.By CLYDE GILMOUR3 min
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