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These sins of omission lessen the weight of the book. The question: What sort of man is Franklin Roosevelt? is not yet clear enough to answer. Mr. Johnson's shrewd argument-that the President is not only a democrat, but a great one-may remove fears that many Americans hold about Mr. Roosevelt. But the fear that the President is leading the country into some kind of Socialism only time and Mr. Roosevelt himself can banish...
Ford, unlike most makers, made more changes inside than out. Among mechanical improvements: 1) for a softer ride, its lateral wheel base is broadened (front: 2¼ inches; rear: if inches); 2) to lessen skid danger, braking pressure is now distributed not evenly but 60% to the front wheels, 40% to the rear; 3) the exhaust system has been "streamlined." The Ford front end has been redesigned around a small, rectangular grille, and gingerbread held to a pleasing minimum...
...House masters. They alone have the power to abolish the current system, which is irritatingly outdated now that the standard rate prevails. Some sort of investigation seems to be the only fair answer to the hapless students who maintain that a greater amount of liberty would lessen "that restricted feeling...
Then came the run-around that the President gave them when he met Churchill. That sharpened their feeling that the President had played them for suckers. Subsequent White House press conferences did not lessen that feeling. More than ever they became aware that he was patronizing them and answering bona fide questions with irritable wisecracks. He no longer took them into his confidence, no longer bothered to explain why he would not talk - merely shut them off. So they asked Secretary Steve Early to intercede...
Liked 'em, indeed! And me hospitalized with what the medicos allow ain't nothing whatsoever, lessen it's maybe plain jitters...