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...breakdown of his inventories, shipments and unfilled orders by class of product and by destination. Thus Purp's advantages to WPB-and to the war effort as a whole-were far more important than mere convenience. In so far as it was used, Purp 1) gave WPB an airtight control over the flow of raw materials; 2) prevented automatically any leaks of material to non-rated uses; 3) gave WPB an over-all moving picture of war production and of raw-material needs and uses that umpteen other surveys had failed to produce...
...Perfect. As airtight as possible, the resolutions had their theme best expressed in Article 22, which declared: "The principle that international conduct must be inspired by the policy of the Good Neighbor is the norm of international law on the American continent." This Good Neighbor diplomacy reached its peak at the Conference's concluding plenary session in Tiradentes Palace. Brazil's Aranha, scarcely able to control the excitement in his bass voice, announced to stomping, cheering crowds that Brazil, largest and strategically the most important of the South American countries had ". . . at 6 o'clock today broken...
...Army agrees with the experts that clothing must be lighter, many-layered, insulated by air spaces. The outer layer should be windproof, water-repellent, but not airtight; all outer garments should be designed to permit the escape of body moisture. The Army's tendency is to avoid furs: certain cloths are just as warm, about one-third the price. Instead of a fur parka, the Army prefers one made of tightly woven cotton lined with alpaca, trimmed with wolverine or wolf fur. On such fur, the Army believes, the breath will not freeze. Coyote fur, hitherto regarded by Southwestern...
...northeasterly monsoon. Behind the beaches, beyond a fringe of graceful, feathery casuarina trees, lie the swamps-great stinking pestholes which house most of nature's nightmares: crocodiles, pythons, cobras, and the nasty little Anopheles, the mosquito of malaria. Behind the swamps lie jungles which are almost airtight, home of adders, tigers and other Japanophobes...
Through the night Galbraith and his staff worked to make the order effective: they notified 200,000 tire retailers, sent telegrams to every governor and to mayors demanding police enforcement. By next morning the ban was airtight and puncture-proof-to remain until a rationing system which will insure enough rubber for the Army and Navy can be worked...