When the Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles 52 years ago, TIME'S pre-Games coverage amounted to one column of miscellaneous notes and statistics. (Sample: the 69-member Brazilian team was so strapped for funds it had to sell bags of coffee to finance its stay.) We have come a long way since 1932. This week TIME marks the return of the Summer Games to the U.S. with one of the biggest editorial issues in its history. In addition to 15 pages of convention coverage, the magazine contains a 38-page Special Section, by far TIME'S...
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