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United Front? An embargo, to be effective, would have to be imposed jointly by the U.S. and Great Britain; a U.S. embargo alone would have little effect. The nub, undoubtedly discussed by Secretary Hull and British Ambassador Lord Halifax, is that the U.S. needs few Argentine products, Great Britain sorely needs them. Even a temporary loss of Argentine beef might be a real blow to the British (and to the millions of Americans now eating in Britain). Loss of Argentine hides and dairy products might also make the British hesitate, as would the probable fate of their enormous investments...
Lesson Learned. The nub of the British complaint was that the interest on sterling bonds was slashed more than that on dollar bonds; that one class of sterling bonds was wiped out, although Brazil will pay 12% of their face value...
...last week this useful packaging discovery had become a prime aid in the shipment of U.S. equipment, from airplanes to bomb sights, all over the world. The process, which has big postwar possibilities, was exhibited at an ordnance show in Philadelphia. The nub of the matter is a substance called silica...
...Chairman Donald Marr Nelson reported: 1942's war production reached $59 billion ($9 billion under the original goal); 1943's goal is $106 billion and is "most formidable." But the nub of his report was on civilian prospects...
...these moves are only pinch-hitting measures. They can be knocked into a cocked hat by the first New England blizzard that slows rail traffic. The nub of the trouble is that New England is still using daily 100,000 bbl. of oil more than it is receiving. Because it thought it would get more oil, only 20% of New England industry has converted to coal and still less conversion has been done by home owners. Two buildings that could have been converted are the State House and City Hall in Boston. Annual savings: 1.5 million gal. of fuel...