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...Southeast Asia Commander Admiral the Lord Louis Mountbatten made his boldest move since arriving in the Far East five months ago. Some 150 miles south of Stilwell, near the key Japanese base of Myitkyina he sent U.S.-manned gliders and troop transports, filled with British Indian troops, to land back of enemy lines. It was the first Allied airborne operation of the Asiatic...
...force of political circumstance, had to play cagey. For instance, some delegates wanted the final report to say flatly that no nation should ever again kill pigs in order to raise the price of pork. This idea was turned down in deference to the Administration, an old pigsticker itself. Boldest statement came from the British, who repudiated export or production quotas, and advocated price policies "which balance supply & demand, and allow a steady rate of expansion to the most efficient producers." When in Rome. Fact was that the conference was hamstrung. The U.S. was its host...
...Signal-Caller. But this is more than a big aircraft merger-it is the successful conclusion of one of the boldest financial plans since the merger-crazy '20s. The planner: resourceful Victor Emanuel, a fast-moving financial quarterback who bosses the rambling Aviation Corp. The plan: expand Aviation Corp. from an overweight aviation holding company into a General Motors...
...Taggart invited 1,000 rich and prominent Indianans to spend a free weekend. Even the Pluto Water was free. Only expense for each guest: he must buy at least $1,000 in war bonds. The guests outdid themselves. Slapstick Cinecomedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello conducted an auction. Boldest bid: $103,000 in bonds for a cocker-spaniel pup donated by Cinemactress Irene Dunne. Total sales that weekend in French Lick...
...last trip Old Buck was the center of the boldest raid Britain has yet made on the Nazi-held coast of Europe. When a delayed-action fuse finally blasted the five tons of high explosive in her bow and sent her violently to the bottom of St.-Nazaire harbor, she had seen action enough in one night for several nautical lifetimes. There were the demoniacal Commandos ashore, blowing up pumping stations, bridges, buildings. There were the snarling little gunboats wildly blasting away at Nazi pillboxes. There were the frenzied Nazis firing at friend & foe alike. And there were the bombers...