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...first three years of the war, Dr. Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, Portugal's scholarly dictator, had to maintain a correctly meek attitude in the presence of saber-rattling Germany, dagger-rattling Italy, jack-knife-rattling Spain. Now Italy is knocked out, Spain is trying to scramble out from under, Germany's saber is busy parrying the slashes of Portugal's potential allies...
Soldiers knew the name of Sir Samuel James Browne, not for any of these solid accomplishments, but for his casual invention, some time in the 1870s, of a handy leather uniform belt. As a one-armed man, Sir Samuel had trouble managing the dangling saber at his left side. To solve the problem he hooked the saber up to his waist belt within easy reach, then designed a cross-belt running over the right shoulder to carry part of the weight. Two-armed officers liked the belt as much as Sir Samuel did. The Sam Browne belt became standard throughout...
...modern war the Sam Browne is as nonfunctional as the saber. Soon after the outbreak of World War II, both Britain and the U.S. made cloth belts regulation. Officers who had Sam Brownes could wear them, but only for dress occasions, unarmed. Later the U.S. barred the use of leather or brass for belts. Last week London followed suit: the Minister of Supply ruled out for the duration Sir Samuel's shiny military harness...
...shots who had lined their pockets well, were rounded up, their property confiscated. Marshal Badoglio, erstwhile partner of the Blackshirts, hoped thus to convince the people of Fascismo's demise. But the rule now was comparable in harshness to the rule in Fascismo's harsh era. Saber-wielding carabinieri cowed peace demonstrators and strikers in northern Italy. New decrees muzzled the press. The jails filled with a new batch of political prisoners. Six Socialists were executed as traitors...
...second dance scheduled by "Saber and Key" will fall sometime during April, the exact date remaining as yet uncertain. The final dance of the spring will be HBSA sponsored and is planned...