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...York three small stockholders filed suit demanding that a temporary receiver be appointed for the company "to prevent it from becoming insolvent." Almost simultaneously, they filed another suit against Howard Hughes, asking an accounting of "his stewardship [and] all damages caused by his mismanagement, neglect and reckless disregard of his duties" when he was boss of the big moviemaker...
...came to managing a theatre. They became hopelessly entangled in personal feuds and private prejudices which slashed at both their efficiency and bank account. No one person held enough authority over this group of proud and often pig-headed individualists. As a result, the scenery or wardrobe departments might disregard their budgets for the sake of greater art, or an optimism based on ignorance might provide the spirit for a production which they could never afford. Always they sought to expand and reach farther; always they were badly in debt...
...When they had to fill up a cast they could usually find bit players who were eager to work for little or nothing, just to participate in their plays. But they usually overpaid their stars, and to have the glory of a top name on their program they would disregard their financial difficulties. Once the star was there, however, they resented his drawing the lion's share of the gate receipts...
...American political system," he added, "operates so that no one party can carry through a foreign policy without the support of the opposition leaders. Any policy which has to have congressional support needs two-party backing. Much of our trouble today is due to the arrogant and irresponsible disregard of this reality by the Truman administration in 1949 and early...
Unhappily, its credo includes such items as belief that dishonesty and disregard for ethics are simply a price the nation must pay--indeed, should be pleased to pay--in return for Liberal government. The freedom and the diversity that local responsibility permits counts for nothing, either, when compared to the benefits of a "right" program. Granted, the CRIMSON has favored almost all liberal policies, and for that matter we shall continue favoring them. What we cannot accept is the obsession with programs, an obsession so great that the liberals are willing to support any hack, regardless of his opponent...