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...children, discovered that never in their lives had these children tasted anything so nourishing. Said one white rescuer afterward: "The place had no drainage, no sanitation, no streets and no lighting. Outside the houses, there were open latrines, pits and great piles of rotting rubbish, swarming with millions of swollen flies. Albertynsville," he added solemnly, "must not be allowed to rise again...
...slightly more sullied than Ivory soap. Bue even if .00001 of the three million Government employees were corrupt, newspapers could still have a scandal a day for a year. And since scandals always rate front page newspaper space over day-to-day honesty, people are bound to get a swollen impression of corruption in Government. Aware of this, the Democrats nominated a man who has had practical experience in cleaning up "messes" in his home state...
...explained, "that the goals of the Welfare State and the defense of Western civilization can be attained simultaneously. One will inevitably crowd the other down in our budget during the next decade. It is my belief that the Republicans will slow up the trend toward Big Government and inefficient, swollen bureaucracy, and achieve a more inspiring military posture abroad...
...down the line. On top of that, consumers were once more swarming into stores. Installment credit, increasing at a rate of more than half a billion dollars a month, hit a new all time high of $14.4 billion in June. As buying soared and the strike pinched output, swollen stocks of appliances and many other items dwindled. Apex Electrical Manufacturing Co., for example, reported last week that it was selling washing machines right off the production line...
Part of Pusan's plight is that of any squalid Oriental port, but much is due to the war. Refugees have swollen the population from 400,000 to 1,000,000. Many have no place to sleep except a pile of grimy rags in the streets or huts made of discarded U.S. Army canvas. Food is scarce and prices are high, even for those with jobs. Rice for a family of four or five costs $60 a month; Pusan wages run from $10 to $15 monthly...