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...forth a field mouse." What Now? To Leon Henderson and his Office of Price Administration, the final day of debate was a sad spectacle. Since last April, when OPA was set up, Henderson has had to rely on what he calls "jawbone control," and even Henderson's stout jaw eventually gets tired...
...WPTB, having failed to keep down prices by Hendersonesque "jaw control," imposed an overall, Baruch-type ceiling on wages and prices. Based on maximums for the weeks Sept. 15-Oct. 11, it starts Dec. 1. Last week, on the eve of the new decree's effectiveness, Canada heard tough talk from Donald Gordon, no longer shy and gangling (he is 6 ft. 3 in., 233 lb.). Warned he: "Rather than allow retail prices to rise, the prices of wholesalers and manufacturers must be reduced. Price control is going to be made effective. . . . You cannot compromise with inflation...
...skull, one Phineas P. Gage, according to Myrtelle May Canavan, Curator of the Museum, led a most extraordinary and amazing existence. While tapping some explosives into a crevice back in 1818, Phineas accidently set the dynamite off and a 13 pound crowbar was driven clean through his skull from jaw bone to the back of his head...
Delivery. In San Jose, Calif., a super-puncher punched Louis Barff on the jaw, dislocated Louis Barff...
...Duce jutted his jaw and was silent. Three times the crowd gave the usual ovation, then left Benito Mussolini free to ponder whether Fascism was likely to pass on, pass out, or pass away...