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China's Communists, well aware of the danger to them of increased U.S. aid to Chiang, blustered and threatened. "If the American government should dispatch its armed forces, whether for all-out or partial protection of the Kuomintang government, this would constitute armed aggression against . . . China ... All the consequences thereof would have to be borne by the American government...
...Churchill's coolness toward the cross-Channel invasion. Eisenhower, in fact, said that Churchill feared the bloodletting of a direct thrust at the Germans. Almost up to D-day itself, and while all plans for it had long since been put in motion, the Prime Minister plumped for an all-out attack against the "soft underbelly" of Europe (Italy, the Balkans, southern France). In this contest Ike proved just as stubborn as Churchill, and won every exchange...
...all-out drive to get Radcliffe girls to donate their blood to the Red Cross is being conducted by the Annex Community Council...
Last week brought proof, if proof were needed, that the WAVES are a built-in, war & peace feature of the U.S. military establishment. The Navy approved for WAVE officers an all-out braid & fixings evening uniform. Designed by Main-bocher, it was intended to be "feminine and official at the same time." To the civilian eye, the outfit looked from the waist down like an 1890 Gibson girl; from the waist up, like a chorus girl in tails...
...short, O'Brien, who is a strong Wallace supporter, is following his master's footsteps all the way down the line, and is getting all-out support of the Bay State Progressive machine for his troubles...