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...William T. Knife, creator of Okey-Dokey, a beverage with "just enough caffein in it to be profitably habit-forming...
When U.S. Ambassador William Harrison Standley remarked last month in Moscow that Russians were not well enough informed about what Americans were doing for them, he was in effect asking that the Party get over its habit of trying to keep a free hand in foreign relations by withholding from Press and People any news-such as news of friendly private contributions from abroad-that might warm up the Russians toward the ordinary people of other countries. An immediate result of the Ambassador's reminder was an increase of Lend-Lease news in Russian papers...
...people, and to retain public approval of their conduct of the war, through the medium of a press, in Britain and in America, intensely, sometimes childishly, jealous of its independence. These governments have likewise had to undertake political warfare, i.e. propaganda, with the aid of information men who by habit and training have no party-or perhaps the other party-and prefer breaking a story to following a line...
...hunting. Always he had done these things, if not superbly, at least with a flair. His rule for taking ribbons at horse shows: "If it's a civilian horse show, turn up in dress uniform, decorations and all; if it's a military show, wear civilian habit...
...comes from the theatre hating her thespian guts. And Judith Anderson turns in a finely turned performance as Olga, bearing her neurosis ably. Miss Cornell, The Lady With the Manner, is as wonderful as ever. Although the play has no one outstanding role, Katherine Cornell's Masha in black habit and, mood makes the most of her propensity to sorrow, and even her third act rageful exit is distinguished...