Word: gaps
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Rommel's punishing lunge and successful withdrawal through Kasserine Gap is now history. A footnote to that history was a frank report from Allied headquarters last week, citing the failure of U.S. troops to cover their retreat with land mines. When Rommel withdrew he probably saved himself by his skillful use of mines. The U.S. command made other mistakes, not the least of which was splitting their armored units into small groups with which the experienced Germans dealt quickly and savagely...
...deferment of men between 38 and 45, ordered them classified like younger men. Well knowing that these military oldsters are not suitable for frontline services, Selective Service may still use some for rear-area duty. Meanwhile it hoped that others would take to the farms, fill out another manpower gap...
...Britain's First Lord of the Admiralty A. V. Alexander said last week: "In February we believe we have achieved the best results against the U-boat yet experienced. . . . There still is probably a larger output of U-boats than the total numbers being killed, but the gap is being reduced." Thanks to increased production and reduced sinkings, there has been a net gain in Allied shipping since last August of some 1,250,000 tons...
With Bud Palmer setting the pace, the Tigers ran the count to 21-13 at half time. A foul by Dean Hennessey and a layup by Hugh Hyde in the last minute of the half, helped close the gap. Frank Bixler, who led the Harvard scoring with 10 points, started a brief Crimson rally in the second half after the Tigers had widened their advantage to 26-14. Bixler sandwiched three layup shots between a pair of fouls by Hyde and Dan Shields, but Palmer and his mates applied the pressure once again...
After many months of glib discussion on the question of a Negro-White mixed regiment, it is about time for some official Harvard student action--action to speak louder than all the words the subject has thus far stimulated. Most Harvard students realize that the wide gap between the preachment and the practise of democracy in the Army must be bridged; a foundation of that bridge lies in the mixed regiment, which is, in turn, a foundation itself for future liberalism and better racial attitudes in a post-war United States. The steps of construction must be taken...