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...Anderson, who has been bothered all year by a recurring infection on his arm, is expected to start tomorrow, unless he has another last-minute attack, such as the one that kept him out of the Army game. He is being allowed to play because the activity will not affect his, or his arm's chances of being ready for the Yale game next week...
...Price Control Act, Economic Czar James F. Byrnes found enough power to freeze salaries: henceforth employers will have to ask WLB or the Treasury for permission to give raises-and will have to prove that the increases will not affect the prices of their goods. There are a few exceptions: 1) raises accompanying bona fide promotions; 2) Merit increases; 3) regular raises based on term of service; 4) extra pay under incentive plans to increase production. But no employer can now lift the salaries of his stenographers from $20 to $40 a week just to keep them from moving...
...Abner, Blondie and Joe Palooka comic strips, he observed: "It's a bit amusing. But think of the Times putting out this sort of thing!" A solid page of leg art stopped him cold. "Are you going to continue this sort of thing?" he ejaculated. "It might affect the morals of our composing room...
Archer Vandegrift was still busy this week, and the eyes of much of the world focused on his business. To most outsiders, his Solomon Islands battle has grown from an interesting little adventure in offense into a clash which may vitally affect the whole war. For the Japanese are now committed to trying to retake what he took from them. The U.S. is equally committed to holding on, and eventually taking more...
...provide its own protection against enemy fighters-in effect, making the bomber itself a long-range fighter-enormously increases the range and power of offensive air fleets and widens the European area in which Allied armies may operate from Britain with air support. These are changes which may well affect the timing, location and success of the second front...