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...game. For although the Bullfrog of the Mediterranean might devour lesser organisms (except those, like Greece, that stuck in his throat), he was firmly locked in the alligator-jaws of Nazi conquest. Were he a man to be amused by his own misfortune, he might laugh gutturally at the paradox of his position: If his ally wins the war, Italy may rule an empire of sorts, but Germany will rule Italy. If his enemy wins the war, Italy may at least rule Italy...
Last week the oil paradox hurried the whole transport problem on its urgent way to the President's lap. He would have to find a hemisphere-minded Transport Coordinator; Railroader Ralph Budd admitted that his resignation was in the President's hands. Week before. ICC Sage Joseph B. Eastman warned the railroads that if their service breaks down, the Government may take them over again, as in World...
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Could you give me additional information about this paradox of a big contraceptive plant in a country whose leaders preach fertility...
...Paradox of first-quarter reports was the fact that companies with big defense orders were often backward profitwise. The railroad-equipment industry is stuffed with tank, gun, heavy war castings orders; yet profits rose only 5%. General Electric (which claims to make more separate defense items than any other U.S. company), lifted sales 35% to $129,861,000 while profits dropped to $11,378,000 from...