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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Another problem which is given attention is that of "Political Neutrality." In view of the Hatch Act, and all the "little Hatch acts," what will be the future status of the civil servant? Is it necessary or advisable to deprive a man of his inalienable rights on the doubtful grounds that he works for the government? Mr. Wallace Sayre of the New York Civil Service Commission, who treats of the question at some length, heartily condemns this incipient tendency to "gag" the government employee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOOKSHELF | 10/23/1940 | See Source »

Just how much previous military or technical experience will aid the conscript when called to arms is one of the major problems presented by the Selective Service Act. It touches college directly in determining the worth of the Student Defense League's proposed training program...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEFENSE LEAGUE'S TRAINING PROGRAM WILL HELP CONSCRIPT IN PLACEMENT | 10/23/1940 | See Source »

Joseph Broderick 3L, president of the Harvard Lawyers for Roosevelt Committee, will act as chairman at the meeting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CAMPAIGNS SHIFT INTO HIGH AS BOTH PARTIES STAGE MAJOR RALLIES HERE | 10/22/1940 | See Source »

Declaring that Baptism of Fire sequences might frighten prospective draftees, Mrs. Carroll had dismissed the new edition because: "The Board thinks it is psychologically bad for the people . . . has a tendency to corrupt and debase morals; and is not proper." The Court, finding that the Board had failed to act "arbitrarily or capriciously," decided it had no power to reverse the ruling. It further observed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Ramparts in Pennsylvania | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

...convertible settee and his girl a fancy wedding. Pale-faced, canyon-mouthed Ellen Drew, a onetime Hollywood soda clerk, was coached into a realistic likeness of a sugary, $18-a-week stenographer. A good dramatist, Sturges kept his characters credible by the simple but neglected technique of letting them act like people. For instance, when the Maxford House president is writing out Powell's contest check, he pauses to ask: "Do you spell your name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Oct. 21, 1940 | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

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