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Hess wanted to urge the British to sue for peace with Germany immediately. He wanted to warn the British that if Russia accepted the German demands, the German military machine was prepared to wage an all-out war on Britain and its Empire, with the probable invasion of the British Isles this summer, at least an all-out destruction of communications, factories, shipping and harbor facilities. He wanted to convince the British that if Russia accepted the German demands, it would result in a virtual fighting alliance between Russia and Germany against the English-speaking and anti-Communistic world...
...opposed to all-out British...
Novelist Kathleen Norris, First America Firster, hasn't convinced her husband, Novelist Charles G. Norris (Salt, Brass, Bread, Seed). Last week he came out for all-out aid to Britain and an immediate declaration...
...months the British had clung to this inhospitable town because it lay athwart the Axis lines leading to Egypt. All week long Axis dive-bombers flying the easy 250-mile haul from Crete pounded the British defenses. The Italian press, with the jubilance of anticipated revenge, loudly guessed that the all-out Axis attack on Tobruch would come soon. The spearhead of the Axis forces, which fortnight ago squeezed its way through Halfaya ("Hellfire") Pass, the only convenient gateway from Libya to Egypt, would not be able to press on through the gate until the Tobruch threat was eliminated...
Next week the two Washington columnists who have most consistently plugged all-out aid to Britain-the youthful, talented team, Joe Alsop and Bob Kintner-plan to go still further out. Short, dapper Bachelor Joe Alsop, 30, distant cousin of President Roosevelt, will join Naval Intelligence. Boyish Bob Kintner, 31, married to Broadway Producer Jean Rodney, will "very soon" join Army Intelligence. Their column ("The Capital Parade"; 74papers) will be discontinued June...