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...Judge took with him, as his general counsel and No. 1 adviser, young (30), rolypoly Edward F. Prichard, who had been his right-hand man in the Office of Economic Stabilization and also in the loan agencies. In substituting Vinson & Prichard for Byrnes and his military deputy, Major General Lucius Clay, Franklin Roosevelt was getting no team of yes-men, even where the War Department was concerned. It was a team that might work more happily with civilian officials, who had resented the military-first policies of smooth, determined General Clay (who had gone off to be top U.S. civil...
General Clay's appointment-requested by his friend Eisenhower-relieved an awkward situation in Washington. For four months West Pointer Clay, a hard-driving engineering officer and supply expert, had been Jimmy Byrnes's right-hand man in the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. A stern believer in duty and principle, he had backed Byrnes on the so-called "tough war" measures (curfew, brownout, racing ban, etc.), had sternly maintained that the first & last job was to supply the fighting men. The result: some Washington officials thought he was too tough on civilians, wanted him sacked...
...Left Right? In the South Pacific, an Australian unit scheduled to take over the ground defense of an American base thoughtfully learned to drive on the right-hand side of the road instead of the left, ran into a roaring traffic jam on arrival because U.S. troops had thoughtfully learned to drive on the left...
Cork Trees and Seduction. Count Grandsailles was France's most brilliant statesman. "With the leftist ideas of his right-hand partner the Count would mildly bring out the rightist ideas of his left-hand partner, and with the rightist ideas of his left-hand partner, he would moderately develop the leftist ideas of his right-hand partner." His chief passion was planting cork trees. But for five years the Count had practised "mutual seduction" with beautiful Solange de Cleda. A horse-lover, he "was always tempted to tap Solange on the buttocks and give her a piece of sugar...
Sculptor Edwards' specialty is hands. He can take an impression of a man's good left hand, make him a right-hand copy of it so realistic that even the fine skin lines show. The hand will hold a pencil or cigaret (see cut), and the fingers bend naturally if leaned against something solid. The coloring is lifelike (if it wears off, it can be touched up temporarily with leg make-up). An Edwards hand and arm costs...