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...South and the families of seaport merchant princes, in spite of later industrial barons in the North and East," the American ideology became fixed in the ideal of a classless society, rejecting the idea of hereditary privilege. The strength of that ideal was illustrated by Conant with the melting-pot tradition, whereby immigrants were not permanently relegated to an inferior social condition. Even the radicals, he said, soft-pedalled the class struggle...
...minutes it was over. In this spectacular way the Quartermaster Corps tested rookie reaction to unexpected night attacks. The gas was simulated by smudge-pot smoke. The horrific noises were recordings taken during the bombing of London, amplified to life size. All this was explained to the somewhat shaken rookies, who were then given a round of back-pats for good work. The camp went back to bed. Half an hour later hell broke loose again. This time the gas was real tear gas. Again the boys behaved well, though some ended up with smarting eyes, patches of irritated skin...
...lack of it, between the Navy and the R.A.F., the Commander talked about the Admiralty's "Gestapo methods" and said: "We are not fighting against Hitler in order to set up the First Lord of the Admiralty (A. V. Alexander) as a little pinchbeck Hitler with a tin-pot staff...
...Direct-mail advertisers, like Government publicity agencies, have been getting angry letters from people who think such mailings are wasteful and unpatriotic. This week The Reporter of Direct Mail Advertising confessed that "the direct mail business has just about gone to pot in the last month," blamed "people with axes to grind" for fanning shortage talk, cried "There is plenty of paper...
...mail will be grounded. The Cost. All this will cost the airlines a pretty penny. Last year they hauled 3,769,000 passengers, 19,210,000 pounds of express, tons and tons of mail-and earned $4,000,000 for the job. This year regular business will go to pot. The 19 U.S. airlines will be happy if they clear $1,000,000. But most airline officials this week were not complaining. Like most U.S. businessmen, they were willing to work and sacrifice to help the U.S. win the war. That attitude did not, however, prevent their being a little...