Word: less
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...mobilizers already on the scene had in mind. Coordinator W. Stuart Symington had been quick to abdicate gracefully; it was he who had proposed Wilson in the first place, and he had also urged appointing Wilson on Wilson's terms though they would make Symington's job less important. But rumor flitted briefly through the capital that both Secretary of Commerce Sawyer and National Production Authority Boss William Henry Harrison were apprehensive. Harry Truman's directive put an end to any argument: Wilson would be the unfettered general manager of U.S. preparedness, controlling production, prices, wages, procurement...
Gleichberechtigung. If the Brussels conference ratified this agreement, the next major job would be to sell it to the Germans. As the Western military position had deteriorated, and the Russian threat grew, Germany's price for risking rearmament had risen. The Bonn government now demanded no less than Gleichberechtigung (equality). Politically, this meant ending the occupation statute, replacing it by a treaty giving Germany sovereignty. Militarily, it meant full German divisions, commanded by Germans...
After a lull, the enemy began a series of probing attacks. One of these, in less than company strength, was carried out by Chinese wearing U.S. helmets and winter clothing. It was easily repulsed. Then, one morning in the darkness before dawn, after a lot of mass singing, bugling and cymbal-clashing, some 2,500 Reds launched a heavy assault on the west face of the perimeter...
...place first in their plans for yuletide parties the rightful emphasis upon the religious significance of the holiday." And the Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph-Register editorialized: "Unfortunately, in too many instances the [Christmas] parties serve only to show that both the boss and his office staff can be somewhat less than human when they let down their hair. Instead of raising office morale, such parties tend to lower office morals...
Eventually, says the AEC, the fish in the lower Savannah may become a bit radioactive, but not as hot as they would be if the river were less pure...