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...soldier should get rid of his shame of fear, concentrate in battle on his task. Fear must be replaced by other forces. Of these, the Lincoln Brigade veterans rated "belief in war aims" highest (77%), with leadership (49%), training (45%) a materiel (42%) also important. Regimental pride had a great power against fear. Only 3% felt that belonging to an outfit which had made a name for itself "had no effect" on them...
...Voice of the Turtle," but couldn't get tickets for it, so he got on the aisle for "Carmen Jones" and two for "Turtle" the following Saturday. He called his girl to explain, only to find that she already had two for "Turtle." So Ed hastily gets rid of his tabs for both shows. Comes Saturday night. The girl is late. Finally in the middle of Act I they are practically is their seats when a frantic usher swoops down on them. "Sorry," says he, "but your tickets are the matinee...
Baldwin's serious charge: the Bureau of Ordnance is clogged by inertia and inefficiency, specifically in the development of naval mines and torpedoes; the Navy itself countenances inefficiency in high ranks, has done nothing to rid its command of deadwood. His invidious comparison: the Army...
Kentucky's Albert Benjamin ("Happy") Chandler reiterated his contention that the Jap was U.S. enemy No. 1. that a major offensive should be launched in the Pacific, that the Administration should give General Douglas MacArthur more support "or get rid...
...Businessmen Frank Knox, Jesse Jones, Leo Crowley, James V. Forrestal, Bernard Baruch, Donald Nelson, Chester Bowles, Robert A. Lovett, as representatives in the administration of the business viewpoint. (To Conservatives he can point out Cordell Hull, Henry L. Stimson, the Southern Democrats-and he can always manage to get rid of New Dealers *Harry Hopkins...