Word: portions
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...analysis is most acute. Many of the author's other themes are integrated here as Reston calls, not for more news, but for clearer interpretation of what is available. Figures are meaningless until they are broken down and their significance explained, and news services have so far ignored this portion of their responsibility. In this failure lie the roots of many of the illusions at which Reston strikes. "Prelude to Victory" is, in itself a graphic illustration of the type of interpretation needed...
...accordance with Town Meeting custom, a question period will make up the latter portion of the hour-long session...
...major portion of the credit for the play's success belongs to Robert Perry, whose deft direction hits just the right pace and spirit for this type of comedy. You'll agree with the management's reminder that "the characters and events in the play are purely imaginary and anyone claiming resemblance or similarity ought to be ashamed to admit...
Hansen favors the recently adopted public savings plan in England, whereby a portion of a man's wages is deducted to purchase bonds. Under this plan people do not pay inflated prices for their limited supply of consumers goods. Hansen believes that the enforced savings after the war will promote business activity and prosperity...
Sports fishermen are also hamstrung by wartime restrictions. Last year in Long Island Sound they landed more summer flounder than all commercial fishermen; in some parts of Puget Sound the private salmon catch far outweighs the industrial catch. One hitch: a fat portion of the sport catch is usually wasted; sportsmen can neither sell nor give it all away...