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...leaf from, Goebbel's book, the men in Washington have climinated the bombast and the lies and have added accuracy, perception and historical depth. And, the resulting dose, of history is simple enough for the average attendant, Lone Ranger and Mickey Mouse not-withstanding, to savor, devour and digest...
William B. Ziff, author of the best-selling The Coming Battle of Germany, wrote in the current Reader's Digest: "Time is running out on us. We must act without further delay. We must utilize now all demolition carriers [bombers] in our possession. Whether they are ideal in their performance qualities or not, we must throw them headlong at the enemy. . . . We must have, then, one armed force to which all else will be auxiliary-an air force. We must have one production line to which all others will take second place -a production line serving that air force...
...Archibald Wavell reported on his recent inspection trip to Assam and Bengal, the northeastern provinces where a Japanese invasion is threatened when the monsoon rains end in mid-October. Optimist Wavell compared Japan to a boa constrictor which has swallowed a goat and has to have time to digest it. He spoke of retaking Burma. Wavell's optimism may have been regarded by some as a military boost to the United Nations. But there was no cause for optimism in a political situation that, unless remedied, will endanger the United Nations' dealing with Asia for years. Intervention...
...days rather than spare hours in necessary lab exercises, and with reading requirements reduced, the present six week semester insures a minimum of learning as well as of time. Telescoping of examination periods into the last few days of course work leaves the unfortunate accelerator with little chance to digest the material hurriedly crammed down his throat. Advantages in planning, in administration, and in organization are said to be attributed of the three-term year...
...current Reader's Digest Paul de Kruif (Microbe Hunters) presents the one-day syphilis cure as an accomplished fact, writes glibly of "immediate expansion of this chemothermic treatment." But the American Medical Association last week warned doctors and the public that the new technique was not yet beyond the experimental stage...