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...TIME (May 29) you have an article on Captain Lewis Anselm Ritchie, R.N., relative to his appointment as press secretary to Brit ain's royal family. You state that "He is an experienced and popular writer (as 'Bartimeus' he is the author, etc - )." In the preface to Steady as You Go by "Bartimeus" I note that his correct name is given as Capatin L. da Costa Ricci, C.V.O., R.N. Who is right? - TIME, or the writer of the preface-William McFee. Engineer-Lieutenant, R.N.R...
...from a strategy conference in London. In London the iron railings in front of the American Embassy are getting a fresh coat of paint and gold trimmings, fancywork denied even to Buckingham Palace since 1939. Said Painter Joby Plumb: "This 'ere gilt paint, it's worth houses. Ain't seen none like this for years...
...music of piano, brass and drum. The union sent in enough sandwiches, pies, doughnuts, coffee and soda pop for a five-day siege. Some of the stay-ins crowded out on the balconies, hanging signs: "We've Got the Tools. We've got the Ability ... but We Ain't Got the Work." Below, women pickets carried placards: "Is This What My Husband Is Fighting For?" The union proudly proclaimed the first striker-to-work in U.S. history...
...There ain't anything they won't do for a can of meat and beans," said one dough-foot in wondering tones. The venereal rate rose higher than in Britain or North Africa...
Charming monster with insipid eyes that you are ...ain...