Word: acted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Everyone hoped that one of the principal results of the armed services merger would be a neat, well-rounded military program. Congress intended it to be that way; when it wrote the merger act, it specifically directed the new Military Establishment to produce such a program. Congress, so most people thought, would merely take the program and fit it into budgetary limits. Everything was going to be in apple-pie order...
When President Truman addressed Congress asking for Universal Military Training and re-enactment of the Selective Service Act, he possibly did not forsee the minor legislative war he was to set off. Opposition was particularly vigorous in the House, which in desperation had quietly swept UMT under the rug and hoped no one had noticed. On the other hand, support of the draft by itself seemed to be almost equally as strong. Late in March, the Senate Armed Services Committee conducted hearings, at which Defense Secretary James Forrestal outlined what he considered to be the "minimum necessity" for United States...
Domestically, the HLU policy may be broadly defined as pledged to the continuation of "progressive" social reforms at home. More specifically, its belief is in enough government control of industry to forestall boom and bust cycles in economy. HLU has implemented these beliefs by campaigning against the Taft-Hartley act last spring, working in recent elections, (usually for Democratic candidates) and bucking for the return of price control...
Veritas Films offers students a chance to be common on the Commons and to have their antics eternally recorded on celluloid. President William Alden '50, said this is the final mob scene on their shooting schedule and that they are in need of old-clothed extras to act as kiteflying factory workers...
...assistant, who is 34, will help out Coach Mikkola with the cross country and track squads and will also act as Freshman track coach. Doug Pirnie '43 has been filling in as Freshman coach this spring...