Word: baldwin
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...December 11, Hanson Baldwin, military analyst of the New York Times, noted in his column reports of the reputed eagerness of certain members of the Congress to do away with the Information and Education program of the nation's armed forces, in the name of economy. It is no secret that several of the legislators have long considered the program dangerously liberal and subversive, ever since, back in 1945, the Orientation Branch of the I & E Division published Orientation Fact Sheet No. 64 on Fascism, which included a section on 'how can we identify native American fascists at work...
...Baldwin points out, however, the Information and Education Division turned in a generally excellent performance during World War II. It operated under the assumption that an informed soldier is a better soldier, that a man who had a sense of the why and wherefore was of greater use to the Army. And, through its troop Information Program and its Orientation Branch, it labored to give the American soldier facts about his country, his service and his allies, as well as his enemies. The I & E program brought education to the American GI through its USAFI branch, gave his news...
...line, where heroes are not so self-evident, there was more competition and more difference of opinion. Cagey West Coasters, aware that all the backfield positions were filled, began boosting as early as October for U.C.L.A.'s star end, Burr Baldwin. Baldwin, one of a half-dozen capable ends in the U.S., made All-Americas hands down...
Future Plans. Well heeled at war's end, he decided the time had come to plunge. For this he picked one of the best pieces of undeveloped land in Southern California, a 625-acre tract at Baldwin Hills, a short run from downtown Los Angeles...
Music for the Stars. U.C.L.A., which romped past little Montana last week, has only to beat neighboring U.S.C. for a ticket to the Rose Bowl. Its most touted player, serious, studious Burr Baldwin, perhaps the best end in the country, is so good that he has an ex-All-American (Phil Tinsley, formerly of Georgia Tech) as an understudy. Coach Bert LaBrucherie, who coached crack teams at Los Angeles High School for 16 years before he got his big chance with the Bruins last year, feels that ex-G.I.s will not swallow the old get-out-there-&-fight...