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...That Franklin Roosevelt had become so immersed in the conduct of the war and foreign relations that he had lost touch with opinion, Congressional and public. This was easily negated: the President was not too immersed in the war to shake up his Term IV staff, and insert a fresh young leader, Robert Hannegan, as Democratic National Chairman. 2) That the President had deliberately set out to discredit Congress as a campaign technique, aimed mainly at soldiers, who are supposedly angry with Congress over the soldiers' vote bill...
...minutes later Marshall came back. This time he brought along Major General Frank Parker, Retired. He said, "Mr. McGonegal, I just wanted to bring your old regimental commander to see you." Unable to shake hands, McGonegal embraced the old soldier. Said McGonegal: "The years just seemed to fall away like a pile of blocks...
Tremor in Cairo. A pro-Partisan source in Cairo estimated Tito's nominal strength at 236,000 (not all of whom are armed or fighting at any one time). His success, or even his continued survival, was bound to shake the already shaky Yugoslav Government in Exile, further endanger the position of young King Peter in Cairo...
...paint. Higher-watt light bulbs blossomed in the dim hallways. Officials of the traditionally standoffish Department stepped up to NBC microphones with a weekly series of folksy Saturday night dialogues ("The State Department Speaks"). Last week the streamlining reached a climax. The Department announced a stem-to-stern shake-up of its whole shop-a reorganization to grapple more realistically with the new U.S. role in a new kind of world...
...evening last week, the earth began to shake. Great fissures gaped in the streets. Buildings cracked, crashed down on their screaming occupants. When the earth stopped shaking at last, nine-tenths of San Juan was destroyed. Broken pipelines flooded the streets with wine. Two couples being married were killed in church with their bridal parties. Latest casualty count: 3,500 killed, 10,000 wounded...