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...ruthless with societies of his admirers as Stalin with the opposition, and buys the postage stamps for his enormous correspondence in ?5 lots. He orders them from the village postmistress on a three ha'penny postcard. She sells the postcards to his fans for 10s. 6d. apiece. This is typical of the economic contradictions that beset the old socialist, and of which he discourses in his new book...
...attempt ... to alleviate some of the worst evils of present-day society. . . . The main principles . . . will be endorsed by all progressive opinion." The man in the street: "A bit of all right." The Plan. The Beveridge plan foresaw joint contributions by employer and employe of a maximum of 75 6d ($1.50) weekly, of which the employer would pay 33 3d (65?), the employe 45 3d, which would be deducted automatically from his wages. Remaining cost would be borne by the Treasury...
...Mallinckrodt MB 9 Chemistry 8 Mallinckrodt MB 23 Chemistry 21 Mallinckrodt MB 23 Chinese 10a Harvard 2 Economics 1a Harvard 5 Engineering Sci. 10a Pierce 302 English 25a Memorial Hall English 140a Harvard 2 English 170a Memorial Hall Fine Arts A Van Rensselaer Rm. Fine Arts 6d Fogg Small Rm. Geography 1 Geological Lect. Rm. Geology 21a Sever 18 German E Prof. Lieder, Sec. 5 Sever 18 German F Sever 17 German 10 Sever 17 Government 9a Emerson D Government 29 Emerson D Greek 12 Sever 35 History 5a New Lect, Hall History 13a Hunt Hall History 19 Hunt Hall...
...Soaring fish prices go under Government control next week, along with eggs, onions, cheese. Sole now sells for 4s 6d (90?) a pound...
Suiting drastic action to these words, Woolton abruptly lowered the British meat ration, which last month stood at 47? worth of meat per person per week, to 30? (15. 6d.).Two days later the Food Minister felt obliged to cut the meat ration to 23? (15. 2d.)-which at war prices means about 1 Ib. beef or 2 lb. mutton. Chickens are not rationed but cost 65? a lb. and most people cannot afford them. To most Britons this meant that the German counter-blockade had taken hold in grim earnest, although Lord Woolton offered an explanation: "There were excellent...