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...rumor was first breached by the Christian Science Monitor when they ran a story which implied that Roosevelt's presence at the ceremonies was a certainty. As usual the University authorities and those who might be in the know were mum or retreated behind the stone wall of the phrase, "The University has no comment to make...
Before Banker Lovett became Assistant Secretary of War for Air, he was generally accounted an advocate of an independent, consolidated air service which would combine both Army and Navy air arms. If he still believes in a separate air force, he has kept publicly mum about it in Washington. Good guess: Secretary Lovett sticks to the principle of air independence, but doubts that now is the time to make such a change. Nevertheless, when and if the air services are reorganized, Bob Lovett may well be the first U.S. Secretary...
...Iraq situation: though the Iraqis seemed to outnumber the British five-to-one, and though the Germans were leading them they were still rotten fighters, and the British would be able to handle them. But as to British chances against the Germans in that sphere. Jimmy was mum...
With his fractured ankle now well on the mend, he stumped about, a dour Scottish captain dogging his trail. But London reports had him mum and sullen, complaining at being given ordinary food, demanding "extras" for which he said he had money to pay, piqued because no Cabinet ministers had yet visited...
...American Youth Orchestra to tour 45 cities in the U. S., Canada, Mexico-was mentioned as successor to international music's "Old Man" -Arturo Toscanini-at the baton of the great and costly NBC Symphony. The reason was that Maestro Toscanini, up to last week, had kept strictly mum about his future plans, and the NBC Symphony was badly in need of a great conductor...