Word: efforts
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Retort Prosaic. A reserved man, full of the knowledge that any Washington official has to dodge his share of flying tomahawks, Forrestal made little effort to counter the attacks. Goaded, he finally prepared a long, prosaic letter to send Congressmen who received anxious and puzzled inquiries from radio listeners...
Complaints against HLU competition come with singular ill grace from the current management of the University Theater. Back before the lush wartime days, the U.T. used to make some effort to cater to the tastes of college audiences, particularly in its Wednesday Review Day programs. Now Review Day itself has been all but abandoned, and its few recent appearances have mostly featured faded M-G-M moronities like "Cass Timberlane" instead of such films as "The Informer...
...Security Council reconvened for its 397th meeting, to consider the war in Indonesia. In the week since the Council's last Paris session, the Dutch had made every effort to make the world forget the war and concentrate on Indonesia's future. Twelve days after the Security Council ordered him to, the Dutch commander in Indonesia, Lieut. General S. H. Spoor, had told his troops to cease fire (except for "action against roaming groups and gangs or individuals who try to cause disturbances"). Pale, tired Dutch Prime Minister Willem Drees flew to Batavia, to get Republicans to cooperate...
Campbell's hobby is cooking (he is reputedly able to turn Britain's austerity rations into tasty dishes). His professional obsession is interservice cooperation. Says Campbell: "Duplication of effort means jealousies and diversion of effort. Canada is just not big enough to take it." Privately, to the horror of all good navy men, he has urged putting all three services into the same uniform...
Smith, who paced the team in scoring against Princeton last Wednesday night with 13 points, will replace Bill Prior in the pivot spot. The switch is an effort to bolster the Crimson offense which hasn't shown too much power thus far this season. The team will be shooting to end a losing streak which has reached eight games...