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Raid & Counter-Raid. Two days later, the R. A. F. hunted out the Stuka base at Catania, firing hangars and gasoline dumps, ripping the runways, destroying or damaging some 40 grounded planes. German bombers kept striking back at Malta all week, claiming hits on a cruiser and new hits on the Illustrious, insisting she would be out of action for the rest of the war. The British announced ten German planes shot down over Malta in the first attack, then 15 more, added to their total with every raid. Meanwhile their own bombers hammered away at Catania...
...these is Klaipeda, in Lithuania. Klaipeda's station LYY, a radio holdout, has steadfastly refused to join the Union Internationale de Radiodiffusion, which assigns European broadcasting frequencies, and broadcasts loudly and persistently on Erin's assigned frequency. Officially assigned on the same frequency are Palermo and Catania, Italy. With all three going at once in opposition, all England usually hears of Radio-Eireann is an occasional bit of brogue breaking through a great and garlicky palaver. Last week Radio-Eireann had still another plaint. For the infrequent times Athlone can get its signals across, some British newspapers have...
...Clifford Heilman's "By the Porta Catania" on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock, will be a gift presentation for the enjoyment of all members of the University. Besides composer Heilman '00 and conductor Ernst H. Hoffmann '18, there will be the distinguished company of the entire music faculty of the University at Sanders Theatre. This concert, absolutely free, is the first Harvard contact with the government's new Committee on American Music. Saturday's program includes: Introduction to the second act of "The King's Children" by Humperdinck; "By the Porta Catania," by Heilman; overture, "If I were King...
...Porta Catania," by Heilman Overture, "If I Were King," by Adam London Symphony by Haydn...
When Ernst H. Hoffmann '18 mounts the platform of Sanders Theatre Saturday evening at 8 o'clock to conduct a performance of "By the Porta Catania" by W. Clifford Heilman '00, two graduates who have won international reputations will receive ovations from Harvard musical circles...