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Unlike the pseudo GI celluloid tripe dished out by Abbott and Costollo. "Hargrove" is an easy to look at picture of a home town rookie who can't get "on the ball" but who has enough natural intelligence to add four and four and get more than a headache. Slapstick is present, of course, but is held to a minimum as poor Hargrove progresses from cleaning garbage cans at Fort Bragg, North Carolina to cleaning garbage cans aboard a convey bound for action...
After only 27 minutes of debate the Senate passed the compromise GI Bill of Rights yesterday. The bill is likely to pass without debate in the House tomorrow in order that it may become law during the present session...
...teaching texts are relied upon most heavily in posts off the beaten track where mail deliveries are too few and far between for correspondence courses. Simplified language, helpful (and often amusing) drawings, frequent summaries, and true-false tests have been used to make the books effective in teaching solitary GI students...
...self-teaching program costs the soldier two bucks, which covers any number of courses. When he finishes his course, the GI may take a USAFI examination, and if he wants to study further after discharge, he can submit evidence of his self-administered work to any high school or college for credit...
This trip across North Africa gave me a pretty good idea of what Red Cross is doing and I assure you it's a lot. They have showers, towels, soap. They have food that we try our best to make a little different from the GI stuff. Cold drinks. You have no idea what a luxury...