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...purpose of the Committee's investigation is not to revamp the College curricula, but to determine whether changes are advisable in view of the present emergency...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ONE YEAR STUDY PLAN DISCUSSED BY COUNCIL | 10/28/1942 | See Source »

...University's recent decision to enlarge and revamp its War Service Information Bureau comes as a welcome forward step. It is vital that this office receive the attention and facilities that its importance demands, and this reorganization shows a needed and clearer conception of that importance. In helping the student to find what specialized openings and possible commissions he is eligible for, the service of the Bureau to the individual is obvious. At the same time it can be a valuable contribution to the present cry for an efficient utilization of manpower. By sifting and pigeon-holing the chaos...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Road to Recovery | 4/8/1942 | See Source »

...whole aviation industry was hopping mad; the Air Forces felt like a redheaded stepchild. The Army-Navy joint board had not yet seen fit to revamp its pre-Pearl Harbor priorities, except to move up replacements for lost ships. Production Boss Donald Nelson had hoped that the Army & Navy would settle this row without civilian interference. He could afford to wait a bit: by arbitrary allocation of materials, the airplane industry had not really been hurt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: A-1 -A for Airplanes | 3/2/1942 | See Source »

...fraternal squabble. Owner of the paper and Scott's boss is an ex-President of Panama, Dr. Harmodio Arias, brother to present President Dr. Arnulfo Arias. Dr. Harmodio backed his brother until he took office last autumn, then changed his mind, saying that Dr. Arnulfo planned to revamp the Republic along fascist lines. Aside from ideological considerations, Dr. Harmodio dislikes Dr. Arnulfo's nationalism because he is attorney for big U. S. corporations. Since the election the Panama American has gone after Dr. Arnulfo hot & heavy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PANAMA: Bouncing Scott | 2/10/1941 | See Source »

...Leverage trusts need not revamp their capital structures, but henceforth no investment trust, new or old, may issue more than one class of securities: common stock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTMENT TRUSTS: Regulation Ahead | 3/25/1940 | See Source »

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