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...conversion to war is complete, when the lines are all moving with the precision of timing and economy of motion that Detroit borrowed from the morning stars, they will pour out such a flood of war machines as no man has ever imagined. The onetime auto industry will employ a million men & women, twice as many as it ever did, will make a billion dollars' worth of armaments a month. If Armageddon is to be decided in Detroit, Armageddon...
...criticized mainly on two counts; for its weakness of dialogue caused largely by disinterested acting, and for the overly rugged atmosphere provoked of necessity by an all-male cast. Simple and intriguing, the plot concerns the fortunes of a kicked-around citizen whom the Nazis attempt to employ because of his gift for criticism to induce an OPM official to starve the United States by declaring a priority on can-openers...
Active duty in the Naval Reserve will be for the duration of the emergency. Here is the opportunity for young men who have sailed their own craft along our coastal waters to employ their knowledge and skill in the interests of our beloved country--even those with-out maritime experience will find a career and a chance to advance rapidly while exploring the lore...
...refurbishing 125 ancient trolleys, all of which have rusted in storage barns for at least five years. (Detroit is also the scene of an Alphonse & Gaston fight between bus lines and railroads over who is to service Henry Ford's vast Willow Run bomber plant, scheduled to employ 100.000 men 20 miles from town...
Most blessed of U.S. sights on his return: lights at night, the bellicose war spirit (he had been away since July 1938), newspapers containing news. "After foreign papers," says Allen, "you sort of forget there are papers with news in the headlines." He expects to employ his furlough eating "all the hot dogs and T-bone steaks I can find...