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...child "the Judeo-Christian ethic" of "yieldingness, generosity, sympathy, altruism, tenderness." Then the morally instructed child grows into a businessman to whom "aggression, competitiveness and skepticism" are represented as the only ways of "being on the ball" and "going places." During working hours, the businessman plays to the hilt the role of the "smooth operator." Evenings and weekends, he attempts to revert to the honest, kindly role of principled Christian and loving father...
...hard blow for McCarthy. All of his big holdings, including the Shamrock Hotel, are mortgaged to the hilt and currently out of his control. He still has a radio station, a chain of neighborhood newspapers and other odds & ends. Despite the pinch on his purse, McCarthy still lives like one of the Big Rich in his big house, still throws big parties and flits around the countryside in his private plane...
...Democrats seem pleased with their platform and Republicans should be pleased with one aspect of it: the Democratic platform proves to the hilt the Republican contention that no aspect of life is outside the Fair Deal's view of the Federal Government's domain...
...naval court martial, an accused officer's sword must lie before his judges to point the way to innocence or guilt at the trial's end. If the sword is presented hilt forward, he may pick it up and resume his duties. If the point is forward, he has been judged guilty. Last week, in the musty wardroom where Hero Mars stood trial for insubordination and absence without leave, the sword was placed point forward. Penalty: dismissal...
Although the Bureau does not expect much more from the Class of '27 at this point in life, it looks towards the new graduates to reproduce themselves to the hilt...