Word: cols
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...eleventh of its elaboration in Finland, a gigantic slushy stalemate persisted on the Western Front; a third contingent of Canadian troops arrived in England and the first Australian and New Zealand divisions landed at Suez; desultory sea sniping was continued by Germany on Allied and neutral shipping (see col. 3); and in Paris, the Allied Supreme War Council held its fifth full-dress meeting...
This was cheering news for friends of Finland, who read each day of savage Russian attacks on five fronts (see col. 3), but Sir Walter's if was big. Although British, French, Italian, Swedish and U. S. planes have been fighting in Finland, they have not been enough to prevent the Russians from bombing Finnish cities almost at will. Military experts estimate that it will take only 500 planes to give the Finns equality in the air, and about 250 had been allotted by the Allies up to last week-although not all of these had been delivered. Whether...
...never set last week on the British Empire's internal troubles. Eire-which despite its rugged individualism is still a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations-seethed with anti-English feeling (see col. 2). Canada, in the throes of an important election, lost her Governor General (see p. 27). In the Union of South Africa former Prime Minister James Hertzog, who recently defended Adolf Hitler's policies and, like the Führer, blamed the Versailles Treaty for the war, worked to convert the Union into a republic, urged a separate peace with Germany. Prime Minister...
...Gilbert La Planche, 18, French aviator now in active service near the Maginot Line. Allowed to choose the name of their squadron, Gilbert's mates took his suggestion arid the name "Escadrilie Virginia." Virginia had her picture taken knitting a sweater for her gallant, unseen Gilbert (see cut, col...
...Other six Government roads combined have 277 miles of track. Biggest is the profitable, 132-mile Panama Railroad (ColÓn to Panama...