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...feel in the theaters. Chekhov's line near the end of The Three Sisters, "Tomorrow . . . a new life will begin for us," brings tears to Russian eyes. That is their real hope now. And yet, this confidence is not unmixed with uneasiness. The Russian theater knows it cannot detach itself from politics in the largest sense of the word. The other day Leonid Leonov suddenly broke off a discussion of play writing to say with great emotion: "But if in the world of tomorrow a three-year-old girl may be shot, as I have seen one shot...
...force commander of Halsey's Third Fleet, Vice Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher leads more big flattops and escorting warships than any other man in history. In the midst of one great air battle over the Philippines, Mitscher ordered one baby carrier and a couple of destroyer escorts to detach themselves from his huge armada and go off on an errand. The captain of the baby radioed to Mitscher: "Am proceeding in accordance with your orders. You are now on your...
...food as she came down the stairs to sell her famous miniature nickel-plated batches. Students pressed around her, offering her cigars and cigarettes, and feigning great surprise when she struck, their smokes wrathfully to the ground. One student made a grab at her bonnet, but was unable to detach...
...watched, half afraid that our men would fall into a trap. But down there below us was a crafty young officer. We could see him detach himself with three soldiers from the rest of the men and go forward in a low crouch, shifting from side to side, as if they were bloodhounds sniffing a trail. Suddenly 50 yards from the trench the officer's hand flew out by his side and urgently motioned his men to lie down. Then the officer crawled forward through the bare wheat and around small rocks...
...ceremonies begin at 10:45 when the WAVES, regulars, and specialists will file into the auditorium. The speakers soon will follow and then the diplomas from the Navy Supply Corps will be given out. After the "G" and "S" commissions are distributed the group will detach and file...