Word: unexpectedness
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Friday afternoon the President conferred first with the Secretaries of War and Navy, then with the NDAC. It was getting dark when Secretary Steve Early went out into the anteroom, told the few newsmen that whatever was to be said would have to come later from the Boss himself. Then...
Last week a big part of the answer came from the best possible and most unexpected source : hulking, close-mouthed William S. Knudsen. who gave up the $300,000-a-year presidency of General Motors last summer to join the National Defense Advisory Commission (for nothing) as head of its...
First setback to Mr. Bernays' crusade came from an unexpected quarter-the U. S. Government. The Post Office Department refused to deliver his book at the book mail rate (1½c), said that it must go as parcel post (7 to 15?). Because it listed movies and pamphlets...
> Doctors have never taken much stock in antiseptic gargles except as soothers. In fact, many consider plain hot water just as good as a fancy mixture. Last fortnight the Lancet reported a "totally unexpected" indictment of aspirin gargles. Quoting laboratory studies, they reported that "appreciable quantities of the calcium of...
In order to provide for unexpected upsets through out the country, Harvard has accumulated a special "kitty" of $1,645,817.91 with which to meet expenses if the interest on investments declines. According to some officials, a plan is now being worked out to finance Harvard almost entirely upon tuition...