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Ford was always three jumps ahead of old OPM's red-tapeworm. While OPM was conferring and writing interoffice memos, Ford was proving his old theory of one-man control. He had no stockholders; he was more interested in making things than making money; all he had to do, to get a new plant built, was call in Production Boss Charles E. Sorensen and say: "All right, Charlie, let's go ahead...
...dialogue caused largely by disinterested acting, and for the overly rugged atmosphere provoked of necessity by an all-male cast. Simple and intriguing, the plot concerns the fortunes of a kicked-around citizen whom the Nazis attempt to employ because of his gift for criticism to induce an OPM official to starve the United States by declaring a priority on can-openers...
...evil machinations of a Nazi spy, who plans to starve the United States by hypnotizing a prominent OPM official into declaring a priority on the manufacture and sale of can-openers, will be brought to light March 8 at Fort Devens in the Pi Eta Society's spring play, "Blondes for Defense...
Robert Roy Nathan, a whizbang young (33) economist from OPM's statistics division. Tall (6 ft. 1 1/2 in.), husky (some 200 lb.), black-haired Bob Nathan worked his way through University of Pennsylvania as a tutor, reporter, Real Silk stocking salesman, got into defense work via the Department of Commerce and National Resources Planning Board. No armchair thinker, he was an all-out expansionist even in the early days of defense; helped get the "Victory Program" adopted. Even Old Dealers think him one of the best young Government career...
Such a law would go far to hamstring such public debate as prompted the reorganization of OPM and the Office of Civilian Defense. Said Senator Harry S. Truman, of the Truman Committee investigating the war program: If the bill is ever enacted, his committee "might as well adjourn." He meant that witnesses would find most of their data marked "secret" or "confidential...