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...ever was. One newsman commented dryly that Harriman's habit of being often too busy to get things done in an orderly way is obviously going to carry into his campaign, which is still having trouble getting off the ground. Others began to recall some Harriman nicknames which reflect his air of preoccupation and his passion for detail. One of them: "Misty Bill." Another: "Honest Ave, the hairsplitter...
...riots in Japan do not reflect the general consensus of Japanese opinion, Edwin O. Reischauer, professor of Far Eastern Languages, asserted last night...
...extractive industry, whereas the federal government charges only 11%, which would mean a revenue loss to the people should the federal government control the oil. More important I believe is the larger issue raised by the legalists in this discussion, that is, the ambiguity that would reflect upon other state controlled activities, particularly wharves where great investment has been made by the state and local authorities, should the act be passed, and the resultant diminution of the role of the non-federal governments as political units. Robert H. Stewart...
Topic A is not meant to be a comprehensive survey of everything that is going on everywhere. Its purpose, instead, is to reflect the country's moods and enthusiasms, and to help discriminate between subjects of passing and continuing interest...
...Said a general just back from Korea: "Limited and local actions are often more instructive than swift engagements over extended terrain. The Eighth Army has had time to study its mistakes, whereas troops in rolling actions are often so busy advancing or retreating that they have no time to reflect on their freshest experiences. The Eighth Army's patrolling is better, its defensive positions more effectively prepared, its fire patterns better laid. In the rear area, communications, maintenance and supply are better organized than those of World War II armies...