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...that optimistic generalities prevail. The absurd "voluntary censorship" on the presence of British warships in New York and San Francisco harbors was an attempt to keep ammunition from the isolationists. Coming closer to home, a new military activity at Harvard is being hush-hushed by Washington simply to avoid appeals for the same from other colleges. A small but juicy scandal concerning national defense and Administration foreign policy came out of a recent Crimson news interview, but was squelched by bureaucratic frowns...
...when the smoke cleared, the bill was law. Meanwhile Ernest Bevin's Labor Ministry issued a series of decrees making it harder than ever for school ties to avoid military and defense service by going on to a university. Students from 19 up are now required to join student military-training units, report their progress in university to recruiting boards, and if they fall behind in their studies they may be called up at once. Only scientific, dental and medical students get this exemption. Students of arts and humanities can get just a one-year draft deferment to enter...
...pinch is already on those durable consumer goods (like automobiles) that compete with arms for materials. But Mr. Keynes thinks the U.S. can still avoid both general price fixing and inflation, especially if Leon Henderson keeps a strong hand. "His is the most difficult job," said the mellowed Cassandra. "You must give him every support...
...order to avoid singling out labor for special restrictive or disciplinary legislation, economist Summer H. Slichter, Faculty member of the Business School yesterday recommended that the Office of Production Management of the National Defense Commission invite each of the 150 national labor unions to enter into an agreement to call no strikes except under special conditions after taking certain preliminary steps...
Surrendering the city to avoid bombing, the small Greek garrison and most of the population moved inland to the hills to think things over. While the Italians were still trying to coax them out with ultimatums, the German occupation force of three arrived by motor launch, bowed politely out when they found the small end of the Axis in possession. Next day the Greeks capitulated finally and the Italians made sure of their prize with three infantry battalions...