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...themselves and paid so little attention that, at one point, DiSalle broke into his prepared speech and asked them to listen. The Transport Workers' bellicose Mike Quill finally quieted the crowd when he rose and threatened to throw out of the dining room the next "guest of the banquet" who uttered a sound. DiSalle then went on to say that "in an inflationary defense economy, the strong unions must be careful they do not improve their members' standards of living at the expense of other workers." Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston tried, too: "You in labor must exercise self...
...Lord Mayor's 450th annual banquet in London, Winston Churchill-so recently and so irresponsibly denounced by Laborites as a warmonger-last week pleaded for peace. It was one of his most eloquent speeches in years. His eyes rested on the empty space in the 15th Century Guildhall where twin statues of Gog and Magog* stood glaring at each other until German bombs destroyed them in December 1940. Then, in resonant tones, Winston Churchill spoke...
...political police headquarters, a banquet was laid out: bread with no butter, salami and a bottle of lemonade for each returning traveler. "Much better than American chocolate," insisted one loyal Communist woman to Zdenka...
Some Canadian papers had trouble printing what they did get. The Toronto Telegram turned down two photos because the crowds were too small. The Sherbrooke (Quebec) Daily Record printed an Associated Press story that said "the Princess tried hard to enjoy [the banquet] but. . . fidgeted a lot and toyed restlessly with her silverware." Protests poured in from readers, and next day the Record hung its head in a Page One editorial, ruefully admitted that the story was "written by an American correspondent...
...England, no business problem is more pressing than the drift of the textile industry to the South, lured by cheaper southern labor and new plants financed by southern cities. How can the industrial migration be stopped? Last week, New Hampshire businessmen and state officials planned a banquet for a man who had shown them how it can be done. His name: Mack Kahn...