Word: longer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that the Army, Navy and Air Force must be "separately administered." Since the same act also states that the Defense Secretary should work out "integrated policies and procedures," this requirement, originally inserted to preserve traditional service prerogatives, has caused needless confusion and misunderstanding. Said the President: "Let us no longer give legal support to efforts to weaken the authority of the Secretary...
...tactics last week, Smith made sure that nothing would happen until at least mid-April. If he can stall for another month after that, nearly everyone agrees that the bill will be lost in the rush of House business-and Alaska will have to wait months or years longer...
...definitely second-class makes things pleasanter when traveling abroad. "It is no longer necessary to preserve British prestige. The loud, peremptory tone of command, once obligatory, may be dropped to a cringing mumble." Bravery is never demanded of citizens of second-class powers: "The day is over when a single cry of Au secours! put six British swimmers in the sea as one man. Any secours that's wanted can be furnished by Americans-or Russians." And one need never again dread "the anguish of handing over a fistful of lire, conscious of being done but fearful to make...
VETERANS' HOUSING will get boost as a result of presidential order supplementing housing bill. G.I.s will no longer have to make 2% down payment on VA mortgages, will have to pay only closing costs in cash. Other orders released $325 million from Fanny Mae funds to stimulate home building, reduced cash down payment for middle-priced FHA houses...
Slichter touched a major problem for dozens of U.S. industries: they must either stand together or risk being whipsawed by unions. In many cases labor and management no longer sit as equals at the bargaining table. While big labor keeps a united front, management does not, and frequently comes off second best as one company is played against another. This weakening of industry's bargaining power is a big factor in rising prices, pushed higher and higher by wage boosts...