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...facts. For one thing, Lulu, the Frankses' cherished family cat, was missing-it had somehow disappeared during the crossing, and was still missing when the Franks disembarked from the Queen Elizabeth. For another thing, U.S.-British relations had suddenly become anything but happy. Said one responsible Briton last week: "President Truman has antagonized our Foreign Office more completely than any American since Andrew Jackson...
...When would the British act? Said a Briton: "There is no need to hurry. There is no election in this country until...
...without some last-ditch fighting), the British Medical Association reluctantly came to a decision. After a vote of its members, it decided not to oppose (and force its members to boycott) the government's National Health Service. When the Health Act goes into effect on July 5, every Briton will be entitled to free medical service at government expense. British doctors who join the Service will get a yearly retainer of ?300 ($1,200) plus additional fees for services rendered...
...rubbled cities, taken with a depth of focus that clarifies the fear in every handful of dust. Unfortunately, the view of this film is frequently obstructed by the one in front of it, which has a certain frightful clarity of its own. It concerns an American (Robert Ryan), a Briton, a Frenchman and a Russian who unite to rescue a famous advocate of Peace (Paul Lukas) from the Nazi underground, but then ride off in opposite directions, leaving him alone. For moviegoers who can't fathom this deep one, RKO provides explanatory comment that gets pretty far down...
...Express, the paper also reports many events that contravene his editorial views. And in The Beaver's Evening Standard, Cartoonist David Low goes right on poking fun at The Beaver's ruggedly individualistic stand. But Lord Beaverbrook's strictures on the U.S. have convinced many a Briton that the Daily Express is consciously and consistently anti-American. Actually it is friendly toward the U.S., but hostile to much of its policy and actions. The total impression the Express gives is that what the U.S. is doing is pretty silly, unnecessary and somehow dangerous to the well-being...