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...These steps if taken promptly by our government, would render effective aid which some experts believe might tip the scales in favor of an Allied victory," he predicted...
...penetrate the 10-inch armor of a turret barbette; or blast in through a gunport, ignite a powder train down through an elevator to the magazine. Ever since three British capital ships were blown up at Jutland by failure of their flash screens, turret design has been perfected to render such accidents next to impossible. Clever though their story was, the Germans' "battleship bombed" screamer was to naval and air experts just another long shot that missed fire...
...religion make a truly practical contribution toward the preservation of democracy against the threat of totalitarianism? What is the real nature of the forces of disintegration that are at work today? How do they function? Is it possible to render them powerless by opposing them with forces of integration? If so, how? The nature of the threatening conditions must be investigated and the endeavor must be made to find means by which they can be rendered harmless...
...week is atrocious. You try to make him out as an ogre. I have met him and he is a very charming and handsome man. Your story on him is a mixture of reluctant fairness and failure to resist your general temptation to belittle big men who try to render a conscientious public service...
...policy, he plumps regularly for reconstruction rather than mere reform. He is sure the impediments go much deeper than SEC red tape. Like any big businessman, he wants new outlets for new investment; a theorist, he sees the unscrambling of utilities as just that. To force it, he will render increasingly unpopular decisions; fewer & fewer friends will friendly Jerome Frank have. Consoling him is his strong belief that friends and foes have an ultimate community of interest. If his theory proves correct, future U. S. investors may well thank him for being a pioneer...