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...Herald-American's "War Romance Clinic" was born. Editor Malloy launched it amid typical Hearst ballyhoo; the wife of Chicago's Mayor Edward Kelly was persuaded to say for publication, "What a boon it will be . . ."; Herald-American delivery trucks had their sides plastered with promotion ads that screamed, "Soldier, You're Breaking My Heart...
Among the other speakers who will appear before the delegation are Bartholomew Landheer of the Netherlands Information Bureau, H. N. Boon, first secretary of the Netherlands embassy in Washington, P. J. H. M. Mommersteeg, advisor to the Netherlands embassy, and P. Honig, a member of the Dutch economic mission...
Brown's hope is that this system, which raises the referees right off the floor up to platforms above each basket (as shown in the accompanying picture) will not only prove a boon to the actual playing of the game, but will also serve to stimulate spectator interest, something which the coach considers of primary importance at a time when war cloud threaten to eclipse all progress in competitive athletics. "It's well worth a fair trial," brown stated, "and while basketball is still on its feet we should do everything possible to encourage progress in the game...
...bygones were bygones, Franklin Roosevelt desperately wanted Democrat Bennett to win over Republican Thomas E. Dewey. Three weeks ago, he formally plumped for Bennett's election. But Republican Dewey still led in the straw polls, Democrat Bennett was a poor second; and the American Labor Party, formerly a boon to the New Deal, was running a candidate of its own. So, last week Franklin Roosevelt tried again. Said he, in a telegram addressed to Bennett but meant for the ears of the American Labor Party: "To suggest that my support of you is formal and lukewarm is an untruth...
Meshing two air forces into one offensive force is a tough and tremendous job. For the most part the job is being done well and rapidly, by men who have become close friends. Two of London's boon companions are Major General Carl ("Tooey") Spaatz, the U.S. air commander in Britain, and Air Marshal Sir Arthur Travers Harris, chief of the R.A.F. Bomber Command. Their bonds: flying and poker. They and other officers play often, but they seldom finish a game. Spaatz and Harris usually forget the cards, fall to telling each other how they can beat Hitler from...