Word: officialdom
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...Russian embassy exposed to the Canadian government a Red ring that was stealing atomic secrets. In 1948 his adventures gave Hollywood the excuse and the plot for a vivid anti-Soviet spy thriller, Iron Curtain. Last July he published a powerful novel, The Fall of a Titan, about Russian officialdom, and how one of its high-ups got cut down. Operation Manhunt, a sort of sequel to Iron Curtain, is still another piece of pretty effective anti-Communist propaganda inspired by eager Igor...
...undeniably a piano, and therefore subject to import duty. It was not a piano, insisted Valenti; it was a harpsichord. Then and there, the oldtime mechanism of strings and quills was uncrated, and Valenti sat down to play while some 150 people listened. After an hour of music, officialdom was satisfied, and Valenti proceeded on his concert tour. "I have never refused to do anything unusual," he says, "so long as it is within the bounds of respectability...
Though the undergraduate has crossed officialdom frequently over parietal rules, he has held as a cherished possession his right to a car, to drink as he sees fit, and except for freshman PT credits, to exercise when and how he likes. And on such occasions when the parietal rules cramp his style, Boston awaits his dollar with open arms...
Some of the blame for poor coverage in Indo-China lies with the press itself, which until recently has shown a marked indifference to the struggle there, sent few correspondents to cover it. But French officialdom consistently blocks reporters who are on the ground. Correspondents are well aware that in war, special security precautions must be taken. What irritates them is that the French have made little effort to develop a system to suit the circumstances. The public-information officers, selected from the army, usually know little about how reporters and newspapers work. Stories submitted to censorship are often lost...
...plan to develop the Hydrogen bomb, partly for technical and strategic reasons which apparently retain much force, and partly on grounds of morality. After Truman's decision on the matter, Oppenheimer continued to express his doubts and, if Fortune is any guide, continued to press upon his friends and officialdom his idea that a comprehensive radar defense system should have priority over the government's bigger-bang-for-a-buck project...