Word: bombproofing
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Bellicose Benito Mussolini last week found himself in the odd position of owing the protection of his life to peace-loving Pope Pius XII. After a bombproof shelter with walls nine feet thick had been prepared for His Holiness, and gas masks were distributed to all Vatican City residents, the belligerent powers belatedly came forth with formal assurance that Rome would not be attacked even if Italy got in the war. Reason: Even with the most accurate bomb sights, it would be practically impossible to bomb the Italian capital without hitting the Church's Holy City. No side wants...
...Peoria plant he dedicated a new wing "to the service of God." Principal speaker at the ceremonies: Herbert Hoover. LeTourneau contribution to the Finnish Relief Fund: $6,000. For World War II Earth Man LeTourneau has had French and English orders for 300 scrapers (60 are already in bombproof shelters at French airports, ready to level the fields after bombings). Pleased with his success, shrewd Evangelist LeTourneau says: "The more time I spent in serving God, the more the business grew . . . Amen, Brother...
...There is not a public bombproof shelter in London. A minimum of safety is provided by six feet of concrete covered with earth, yet the London public shelters have only about six inches of concrete. They would not protect against five-pound bombs, let alone 500-pounders...
...Paris, the Bibliothèque Nationale (corresponds to the Library of Congress) limited admissions to 100 scholars at a time. Reason: capacity of the Bibliothèque's bombproof shelter...
...lock was destroyed by air-attack from bombers [TIME, Aug. 28]. Could not the extra lock be put out of operation just as easily as the present one, if not the same day, the next day? Then, why not put a lid over the present locks and make them bombproof? This could be done by building a number of bascule leaves over the locks, making the leaves as near bombproof as possible, and adding further protection by having ten or twelve-foot standards supporting heavy chain-net ten foot above the floor, similar chain-net as used by battleships...