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...Stalas Luft, June '44-April '45), I would like to suggest a more realistic code to be followed by P.W.s i) Give to all men (primarily officers) who have knowledge of war plans a suicide pill to be taken when such individuals deem it necessary. 2) Allow all P.W.s the privilege of talking as they see fit, writing as many confessions as the enemy wishes. 3) Allow the P.W. to do anything the enemy requires except take action which is in any way harmful to fellow prisoners. Any P.W. found guilty of this crime to be punished...
...Secret. Unlike Johnson, Clements makes a fetish of secrecy. Example: as usual, he recently kept his staff members uninformed about where he would be on a weekend trip out of Washington (Capitol Hill staffers deem it important to know where their bosses can be reached by telephone). But, just before climbing aboard his train, Clements thumbed an aide to his side, looked warily around to make certain there were no eavesdroppers in the vicinity, cupped his hamlike hand to his mouth and whispered conspiratorially: "Keep this to yourself, but in case of a real emergency...
...Model Penal Code, covering sex and other offenses, which state legislatures can use as a guide. In explaining their approach to sex laws, the code's drafters said: "The code does not attempt to use the power of the state to enforce purely moral or religious standards. We deem it inappropriate for the Government to attempt to control behavior that has no substantial significance except as to the morality of the actor. Such matters are best left to religious, educational and other influences." By a heavy majority, the lawyers agreed that adultery should not be a statutory crime. Sodomy...
...Until this day I have kept silence on the subject of Pearl Harbor," writes Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, 72. "Now, however, I deem it my duty to speak out.'' In testimony at inquiries, Kimmel previously implied that Washington kept vital information from him before the Japanese struck at his fleet. Books by his partisans have done the same. Now Kimmel makes the direct charge for the first time: "This lack of action on the part of both the War and Navy Departments must have been in accordance with high political direction...
...estate of Sanford H. E. Freund '01, LL.B. '03, estimated at $75,00, will go to the University, to be used by the President and Fellows for specific prizes and any other uses they deem appropriate, it was announced yesterday...