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...problem seems to be a question of pace. The first act, where we see Johnny leaving girl and principles behind to become a doughboy, is very expository and should move like lightning if we are to keep interested. Director David Hammond is not up to the task; I constantly felt we were watching a walk-through of the show rather than a run-through or, if I may be so demanding, a performance for an audience. Polish, as they say, was lacking...
Levy, who claims that 30 to 40 per cent of his sales are used clothing -- mostly army surplus doughboy jackets -- said that his store cannot remain in business if he does not get a second-hand clothing license. Cambridge officials will inspect the Krackerjack building again today...
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...Wisconsin's Doughboy Industries paid out $10,000 to remodel the ground floor of a top executive's home and $6,000 to construct a swimming pool on the grounds. A lenient court ruled that the company could deduct 95% of the outlays because the executive often entertained customers at home...
...hoop, hreep, hrope!" bellow the R.O.T.C. drill sergeants, and to many U.S. college students the whole idea of uniforms, parades and dull "military science" classes appears more than ever to be preparation for a doughboy war in an age when more academic learning would serve the nation better. The Navy's 53-campus "Holloway" volunteer plan, offering complete scholarships, produces a steady supply of bright young officers, but Air Force R.O.T.C. at 187 schools harvests only 4% of trainees as commissioned officers, and the Army's 247-campus program is notoriously archaic. Among college administrators, who consider...