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Such bone-reading feats have endeared Professor Krogman to policemen throughout the Middle West. They often consult him in baffling cases, are invariably astonished at the precision with which he reconstructs the corpus delicti-and sometimes the crime. Professor Krogman, an ardent detective-story fan, loves this kind of work. In the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin this great authority on bone measurement recently described his uncannily accurate methods...
When the question of Alaska Highway fuel came up, the Dean, admittedly no oil expert, talked around a little bit, and held one conference - at which no notes were taken. He did not bother to consult the Petroleum Administrator about the alternatives, or WPB about the availability of critical materials, transportation and manpower, or the Navy about the possibility of sending oil up from Seattle by tanker through the Inside Passage. "I am not familiar with Washington situations and setups," explained the Dean. Then Dean Graham sat down and wrote a one-page memorandum recommending Canol. General Somervell okayed...
...Consultation. The U.S. Government had taken a historically important step toward international cooperation by agreeing to consult with the Allies "with a view to joint action on behalf of the community of nations." Consultation could mean anything or nothing; if the promise of Moscow was to be fulfilled, it would have to mean everything. Last week the U.S. Senate affirmed the U.S. agreement to consult...
...maintain peace and security, pending the re-establishment of law & order and the inauguration of a system of general security, the U.S., Britain, the U.S.S.R. and China will consult with one another and with other members of the United Nations...
...riding his prewar hobby: U.S. military policy as an aspect of foreign policy. Says he: "We do not study military tactics but the relationship of military power and strategy to American foreign policy and world politics." Today Earle's seminar produces studies which the U.S. armed forces often consult...