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There are amusing mementos like the sign in Egyptian French and English that John Phillips brought home Cairo: "Guests of the hotel as well s officers of His Majesty's Forces are requested to refrain from abusing the privilege of the lifts" -and souvenirs that are pretty grim, like the fragments of a buzz-bomb that landed almost on the doorstep of the chief of the MARCH OF TIME's London office...
...been heard musing about how he's been "getting down to fundamentals" in his life recently. Back Ayars' conversations with Kenilworth, Ill, from E entry (with or without the aid of a telephone) are becoming suspiciously more frequent and lengthy; but they always end in the same sad refrain, "John, bring up the box of quarters." The John referred to here is none other than that "cute boy" of the Boston night spots, John...
...Americas, based on Will Clayton's principles. Prime points: 1) reduce tariffs and "work against economic nationalism in all its forms"; 2) cooperate to prevent practices "by cartels or through other private business arrangements which obstruct international trade"; 3) leave international business to private enterprise and "refrain from the establishment of state enterprises for the conduct of trade...
...Josef Terboven sought the aid of Norway's Primate in forming a provisional government under King and Storting (Parliament). Quisling was quietly shoved into the background and Eivind Berggrav, man of God and man of peace, took to the radio to appeal for order. "The civil population must refrain from any interference," he said. "Civilians who forcibly mix themselves up in the war by sabotage or in any other way, commit the greatest crime against their own countrymen...
...reverse side: "We are returning your age-old dodge. . . . It was highly amusing. . . . But please refrain from molesting us further...