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...England District Student Union also issued a statement supporting the convention. They said that a "people's government' in England was the only kind of a government which could combat Hitlerism in Europe...
...this nature were probably anticipated by the Administration, since they will save the opposition's face by giving them something to show for their efforts without altering the substance of the bill, Essentially our present policy places the question of war or peace--in the sense of military combat or no military combat--in the hands of the President...
...worth of new currency backed by nothing but Government credit, to repeal the Treasury's right to issue $1.29 worth of silver coins for each ounce of foreign silver it buys (current price: 35? an ounce). The board argued that these three measures, adopted during Depression I to combat deflation, are no longer needed. What is needed, thanks to the huge U. S. gold hoard and the booming defense program, is protection against inflation. Repeal of these three powers would remove three dangerous inflationary threats...
...inch guns on the Arkansas cannot fire more than 20,000 yards, with this insufficient range would be helpless against a modern cruiser with 8-inch guns. Result: of the Navy's 15 battleships, only twelve (not counting the Wyoming') would be much good in combat. So the Navy had set to work to increase the ranges of the deficient trio by upping the guns' maximum elevation from 15 to 30 degrees. Cost...
...separate camp on the reservation at Fort Benning, Ga. the 501st* Parachute Battalion, 29 officers and 414 enlisted soldiers picked for sturdiness, self-reliance and intelligence, was going through jumps from dummy airplanes, exercises in combat tactics, bruising training in tumbling and other roughhouse, good for jumpers...