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...weeks it had bugled announcements of a forthcoming Big Four conference, which would go to work on a rough draft of the Great Blueprint for Peace (TIME, June 12.)* Stately old Dumbarton Oaks, in Washington's fashionable Georgetown, was made ready down to the last pebble on its carefully graveled walks. The U.S. had named its Under Secretary of State, Edward R. Stettinius, as chairman of the U.S. delegation, thus, in diplomatic language, hoping to underscore its view-that other representatives should be at the important level of Under Secretaries. England and China followed suit, appointed the veteran Permanent...
...Somervell fired the question at 300 top-ranking officers of his Army Service Forces, gathered at Fort Leonard Wood. For them the question was rhetorical: the A.S.F. already knows most of the answers. But for U.S. soldiers and their kin what Somervell had to say next was a cold draft on many warm hopes...
...troops, equipped with rifles, machine guns and small cannon rolled into the city. General Hayes gave the strikers their choice: go back to work or lose their right to certificates of availability for any other job for the duration. And all who were 18 to 37 would have their draft deferments canceled. General Hayes also made it plain that the Negroes would keep their jobs...
...Draft. "In spite of my desire to retire to private life . . . you in this convention . . . have asked me to continue...
...last persuaded: it passed a law requiring cattle to be fenced. Said Editor Daniel, in quiet triumph: "The farmers are boycotting us now, but they'll get over it." Despite this thumping victory, Miss Edna could not afford to relax. For months she has watched the draft creep up on 50% of her composing-room staff, healthy Frank Ramew, 26 (Frank's father, J. H., is the staff's other half). Spunky, birdlike, greying Miss Edna pressed her associate editor Beth Williams ("Sister Bessie") Powers and her cook Lilly into composing-room service (see cut) when Frank...