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...Duchess of Bedford House the squatters marched in solemn ceremony, singing lustily to the obbligato of a small band headed by a Scottish bagpiper.* Then they were whisked away in buses furnished by the British Communist Party, which had decided to move them into an East End rest center maintained by the Government for building workers. But the building workers made a sad show of proletarian solidarity. With a cry of "Stand by your homes, lads," squads of threatened residents raced through the rest home, locking dormitory doors and posting guards...
London was engaged last week in a war of attrition with itself. Inside Abbey Lodge, the Duchess of Bedford apartments and other big blocks of swank lodgings were encamped hundreds of squatters who refused to come out. Squads of alert bobbies prevented food, clothing and reinforcements from going in. The Government had ordered water and electricity turned off. Lice, cold, dirt, lack of bedding and food reduced the squatters to a pale, disheveled, begrimed group...
Marking the first anniversary of V-J Day, the military and naval air forces will put on an exhibition similar to that which attracted thousands of New Englanders to the Bedford Army Air Base last week...
Oldest member of the group is Ronald M. Beveridge, now a resident of Cambridge. Others include Arthur B. Boucot of Philadelphia, with 46 missions over Europe, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal with Six Oak Leaf Clusters to his credit; Lehon I. Twarog of New Bedford, Mass, with greatest time in service of the group, including two and a half years in the South Pacific; and Arleigh A. Tison '49 of Shreveport, La., recipient of a Purple Heart for wounds in action...
...onetime shipping clerk in Manhattan's swarming garment center, Rosenfeld worked up to a $40,000 salary running someone else's clothing business, Bedford Dress, Inc., before he decided to strike out for himself with $50,000 in savings. The time, 1942, was a bad one for a newcomer to break into the clothing field. But Henry was lucky and shrewd. Dressmakers had heard that OPA planned to reduce prices on dress materials by imposing ceilings. So nickel-wise manufacturers wiggled out of tentative contracts with suppliers. Rosenfeld was smarter-he took a loss by accepting every yard...