Word: allowance
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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France, where U. S. Ambassador Admiral Leahy, declared that he believed Britain would win, refused to allow his statement to be printed in the French press, although Colonel Lindbergh's statement that he hoped for a stalemate peace was printed at length. The French have understood who the U. S. sometimes plays a forceful aggressive part in world affairs, sometimes withdraw into apathy and indifference; but they too were alive to the force whcih...
...streamliner, to begin operating this spring from Memphis to Washington, will be steam instead of Diesel drawn between Lynchburg and Bristol, Va. Reason: between those points it will use the right of way of Norfolk & Western, which gets 80% of its freight business from hauling coal and refuses to allow a Diesel on its tracks...
...Hitler do not realize that according to the proposed plan, a Neutral Commission will personally distribute the food to the needy. If it is discovered that Germany is appropriating any of the food, all such aid will immediately cease. The chances are, however, that the German government will allow the food to reach the needy civilians, realizing that balanced diets help stave off disease. Germany will be unable to provide the food herself, not knowing how long the war will last and hence how carefully, she must budget her food resources. She should, therefore, welcome the opportunity to have something...
...force Germany to feed her own population and to feed her subject peoples as well to prevent the outbreak of disease. Germany would then have to burn her candle at both ends and might be forced into a difficult position. With no qualms about cruelty, however, Germany would never allow such a condition to affect her effort to any large extent...
...shall be much obliged if you will allow me space in your paper to express my feelings of sorrow on the passing of my friend, Max Keezer. Such sorrow is not peculiar to me, but is general among large sections of Harvard men within and outside the University community, since Mr. Keezer's genial personality, sympathetic interest in the problems of undergraduates, and willingness to aid needy students, endeared him to thousands...