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...announcement, which called Sweden's decision an "agreement." No one was fooled; Sweden gave no compensating concessions. The Swedish Army (500,000 wellarmed, well-trained men) was holding full-scale maneuvers in south Sweden at the moment of the announcement. The action, affecting the transport of an esti mated 250,000 men per year, will force the Nazis to change to sea routes, both in the North Sea (to northern Norway) and in the Baltic (to Finland), where Allied air and naval strength can take its toll of precious ships. Hitler's hold on both Norway and Finland...
...textile industry's estimates of 1943 needs for all these essentials, run up to 9 billion yd. That would leave U.S. civilians only about five billion yd. (v. a civilian 8.9 billion yd. last year). Even this esti mate includes the entire carryover, assumes that production stays at peak besides...
...guard against fifth columnists within its gates, California needs a Home Guard of 30,000 men, according to Army esti mates. Last week, while stubborn Governor Olson and State Legislators wrangled and fought, California's Home Guards had dropped to about 3.000 overworked, ill-equipped, disgruntled...
Just how long it would take to convert the Normandie is anybody's guess. Esti mates ran as low as six months...
...Handbook operators handle most of the esti mated billion dollars or more wagered on U. S. horse races away from the tracks each year...