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...opinion whispers that the stringent 8:30 o'clock curfew imposed upon the Navy men in the Yard caused the damsels to while away all their time on cold, stone steps, and eventually to begin their disillusioned trek homeward...
While Bingham warned of stringent limitations on expenditures in the form of far less travel, replacement of supplies, and engagement of new coaches, the Council explained its position. The desired savings, according to F. Barton Harvey '43, committeeman who will present the Council plan, "can be brought about if every sport cuts all excess expenses...
Operated under stringent federal laws, the pawnshop avoids taking in stolen goods by registering borrowers' identification cards and fingerprints with police headquarters. Proceeds from the sale of pawned goods go to the borrower, less what he owes and a 10% commission. Borrowers, if unable to redeem pledges, must be notified in time to attend auctions...
What will happen to pleasure motorboating if gas rationing becomes more stringent is anyone's guess. But for windjammers and skippers who are content to stick close to home waters, the approaching season looks sporty enough...
Such facts help explain Britain's bull market, but throw little light on the U.S.'s bear market. Britain has been subjected to at least as much bad war news and as stringent war controls as has the U.S.-though the British tax system (no capital-gains tax, etc.) is less inimical to stockholders than the American. Many dopesters have given up rationalizing the divergence, assign it to a basic difference in the two nations' war psychoses. Britain, they say, profoundly believes that the war is being fought to preserve its economic institutions; the U.S. as profoundly...