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Widener reading room was quiet except for the labored scratching of pens. Vag looked around and yawned. He surveyed the room, which, in contrast with the blue sky and sunlight outside, looked gloomier than ever. Across the table someone was busily taking notes on a big, red book called "The Origin and Evolution of Life." He wondered whether the student would know anything more about Life after reading the book than before. "Probably not," Vag reflected, sadly. He yawned again and looked outside. "Wonder what the Red Sox are doing," he thought, gazing dully at his book...
Since the outbreak of World War II, the eyes & ears of the Army have not always been as sharp as they might be. When Hitler plunged through France, most of G-2 -and most of the Army- held out little hope for Britain. Even gloomier were G-2's estimates of Russia's chances against the Nazis. More immediately costly than such errors of judgment was the failure of both Army and Navy Intelligence to keep tabs on the Japs. Said the Roberts report on Pearl Harbor: "Both commanders were handicapped by lack of information as to Japanese...
...tankers to the 2,000,000-ton shipping pool has enforced huge orders for pipelines; the aircraft program has once more been enlarged; a further increase in shipbuilding is projected. Since then Crete has fallen. Puzzled laymen wondered whether Mr. Dunn's next quarterly report would include still gloomier revisions than Lend-Lease enforced upon this...
...Harvard defeat further darkened the hockey outlook here which has grown gradually gloomier as the season has progressed. A lot had been expected of the present outfit which had retained most of its stars from last year's great squad whose only defeat was administered by McGill. Now observers are beginning to question the squad's potentialities...
...tonight. The supply of snow around Boston which was heavily crusted last week may be covered with the same blanket of snow that skiers are waiting for up North. However, there is a chance that showers will make the prospects in the Southern part of New England gloomier. The temperature throughout the New England States will drop slightly, but will remain around the twenties during the nights. More snow will fall next week in the northern states, providing better skiing for next week...