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Then, suddenly, it became evident that G-men were patrolling the plant. Posters appeared on bulletin boards forbidding the firing of any employes without Government sanction. A sub-executive tore one of them off, was instantly handcuffed, hustled off to jail and charged with stealing Government property. His explanation: he just wanted to show it to his boss...
Paid Brain. Anyone listening to Kaltenborn's final broadcast for last week (NBC, Mon. to Fri., 7:45 p.m., E.W.T.) heard that Mussolini, though slipping, was still Italy's boss; that the refusal of Argentina's new government to sanction a general election meant more dictatorship and revolution; that the U.S. food situation was bad because it had been run by a White House clique; that U.S. coal miners were 50% better off than when war began...
...publicity will break down their traditional resistance to Dobbin as a victual. It's significant to note, however, that the Provisions course does not indicate the quantity of hoss meat to be stowed for an indefinite cruise, for 100 men, implying that this commodity still lacks official Navy sanction...
...assigned to an Army Air Forces unit, none over 45 for duty overseas. Despite every precaution, a certain number of chaplains do turn out to be misfits. Customary Army method for getting rid of them is quick, quiet and effective: get the denomination to withdraw its sanction. The minute this is done, the chaplain takes the hint and resigns...
...only by democratic consent, but even as a result of democratic insistence. As such they in no way resemble the forced labor of the Gestapo and the concentration camp. Similar methods can be used in this country. Once convinced of the necessity, the workers themselves will and should sanction the total mobilization of labor, and must be given a large share in putting it into effect. It is up to us to prove that we can do the job and still remain a free people...