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...varsity football team hopped through a long workout and a light scrimmage yesterday afternoon, in the lull before next week's storm of serious preparation for Princeton...
Unfortunately, Curley's move is nothing more than an old trick, used to get free publicity and lull his opponents into political lethargy. Boston's Plan A char--lends a new twist to this ancient gag by forbidding removal of a candidate's name from the ballot. Taking advantage of this, Curley can campaign secretly--promising a job here, some boodle there, and a free hand everywhere in exchange for support--while keeping up the pretense of not running. Then, backed by a powerful coalition, he can suddenly re-enter the contest and catch his opposition off guard...
...stabilization,' 'price program' . . . 'efforts to hold prices down,' 'efforts to hold the line.' " At the same time, Di Salle's publicity men did not want anybody to get the notion that the line could be held because of the recent "lull" in prices. They advised: "Integrate the 'lull' into the continuing fight against inflation." Since Government spending contributes to inflation, OPS copy should avoid "reference to 'defense spending.' Use instead 'defense production' . . . with emphasis on 'production' rather than 'spending.'" As an added...
Meals & Movies. The lull was on. Last week even front-line troops were getting more showers and better food than ever before. The numerous outfits in rest areas were sleeping under canvas (sometimes leaky under the heavy rains, but still a luxury), and their meals-which included large quantities of fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs and ice cream-were elegantly laid out on tables fashioned from packing cases. They played baseball and basketball, swam in the rivers, flocked at night to movies, risked their payday money in poker and crap games. Stones glistening with new whitewash lined driveways at command...
...there were surpluses-and probably lower prices-ahead. Farm planting, said the Agriculture Department, is at the highest level since 1933. In the stockyards, even the price of beef eased off a bit, as a heavy flow of cattle came to market. But most businessmen still thought the lull was just a temporary breather...