Word: vitalize
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...British have a large enough force at this vital spot, they can out Hitler off on his march into Greece, and may give him as great a surprise as they gave Mussolini in Africa," he continued. "On the other hand, if the British have failed to concentrate men and mechanical equipment there, the result may be disastrous...
...clear and forceful discussion of "The Proposed Ten Percent Budget Cut," the latest Bulletin of the Harvard Teachers' Union raises various objections to the University's emergency financial policy. Some of the objections seem valid on their face; all are worthy of consideration. But the one really vital point made in the Union's leaflet is that the problem of reduced University income is one which will in the future concern every member of the Faculty as well as of the student body, and so should "be discussed freely and openly, in a spirit of democratic cooperation befitting...
...evasive, and the only audible objection they have made is that it will "tie our hands" in helping Britain. It will not tie our hands unless we are planning to enter the war in a military sense. It will not stop or slow up the flow of materials so vital to the defense of democracy. It will, however, leave the power of declaring total war where it ought to be--in the hands of the people's representatives in Congress. It will also remove the fears of many citizens that H.R. 1776 is a "war" bill...
...half of OPM's two-headed boss, was nevertheless undisturbed. Appearing as a witness before the Judiciary Committee, he said: "We thought that we had that one settled . . . but they thought up another one on the way home. . . . If we could get across to labor and industry how vital this program is to our future . . . then I don't think petty disputes would stop this program." Day later his fellow director of OPM, Sidney Hillman, echoed him: "Cooperation is the answer to labor troubles...
Perhaps, ventured a reporter, the simplest way out was to discontinue Army and Navy testimony before closed committees. The President agreed that it would be much safer, but said that naturally the Government did not like to leave Congress out in the cold on vital information...