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All the trouble comes from an old, old statute on the Cambridge books which forbids parking after 2 a.m. in the morning. The Police Department defends the statute on the grounds that cars on the street at night are a hazard to the Fire Department, claiming that the firemen need...
The alert Taft machine got an early jump in a fast political maneuver. Ohio ballots now list candidates under the party label so that voters can vote a straight ticket by making one cross at the top of the ballot. Taft people saw the hazard in this for their candidate...
One of the problems of modern air training is finding a fast-enough target for fighter pilots and antiaircraft gunners to practice on. Towed targets are much too slow, and they don't maneuver realistically. The ordinary "drones" (small remotely controlled airplanes) are not fast enough either.
Mario Scelba sat impassive, surveying the battlefield with agate eyes. It was the worst brawl the Italian Parliament had seen in a long time. Some believed the Communists had deliberately started the fight. Said Il Popolo: "... A deliberate maneuver to debase the dignity and efficiency of Parliament."
The strike had begun when dockers refused to unload two ships involved in a Canadian strike. The walkout on British docks persisted and spread. Prime Minister Attlee said the London stoppage was a maneuver in Communist "wrecking tactics." Attorney General Sir Hartley Shawcross called it "economic and political treason." The...