Word: remains
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Britain, where he hoped to carry on the fight. In unoccupied France, he created the first of a series of officers' training schools. In 1942, when the Nazis took over unoccupied France, he marched his troops out for battle. When his Vichy superiors sent an order to remain in barracks, he went white with anger, tore the message to shreds. "Never will I receive the Germans at my headquarters," he shouted at the terrified orderly...
...Economist Robert Nathan, hired to provide the respectability of statistics for labor's case, admitted there could be no such thing as a uniform wage increase this year. Said Nathan: "Some companies and industries can afford much more than others and some few cannot afford any raise and remain in business." Instead of concentrating on more money, most union demands centered on what used to be known as "extras"-health insurance, pensions...
...this went for nothing. Lucas predicted that President Truman would veto the Taft bill if it should pass the House (as was very unlikely). Then the old Taft-Hartley Act, with all the faults in it that Taft admitted to, would remain the nation's labor law. Why? Because the Administration, for obvious political reasons, didn't want it improved; it only wanted to kill it-but couldn...
...Charter for the High Commission, published last week, cuts Allied interference in German affairs to a minimum. Except in emergencies, the commission will act only through the federal German government and the eleven Länder (state) governments. Occupation troops remain in their present zones, but henceforth may deal with the Germans only through a Lander Commissioner (appointed by the high commissioner of his zone). The new government will join the OEEC and sign an ERP agreement with the U.S. Instead of the past separate patterns in each zone, occupation policy will become uniform throughout Western Germany...
...nation looks upon you, how you will fare in this historic hour of trial. Remain loyal to your bishops, who suffer with you and do not waver even if their voice does not reach you. The church is indestructible and to suffer for Christ is the greatest glory...