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...worried for years over reports that Japan was secretly building fortifications among its 600-odd mandated islands that lie in unpronounceable profusion in the vast wastes of the Western Pacific. It had been told often enough that a Japanese grab of The Netherlands East Indies would leave the Japanese dominating U. S. trade routes to the Philippines and the Malay Peninsula, thereby threatening its sources of rubber...
...Turkey. It was, some of the experts said, a brilliant political stroke by the Axis, a sign that Turkey had no intention of opposing a Nazi seizure of Bulgaria. On the other hand, others said, the pact meant that if Bulgaria was walked over by Germany, Turkey would not grab at Bulgarian territory-and Turkey's alliance with Britain was intact. Turkish Foreign Minister Sükrü Saracoglu reaffirmed the alliance but left Turkey's specific intentions diplomatically vague...
Adolf Hitler, as usual, was moving rather faster than the political experts' thoughts. While they ruminated on the Balkan subtleties, Hitler's grab of Bulgaria was in full swing-Turkey or no Turkey...
...with breakage in their hearts. The object, named "Wackaroo," is a small (4½ inches high), idol-like, plaster figure, in red, black, white, blue or yellow, designed to fit the angry human hand. Directions for using: "When you are mad or feel like busting things, be sure to grab him quick and smash him - SMACK! - to bits against the wall and then, relax!" The wackaroo smashes to very satisfactory smithereens...
...terrible-tempered ruler, Secretary Harold L. Ickes, bolts about switching off lights to save electricity. The gesture is noble in purpose, and-to those who appreciate the endless, grab-bag complexity of Interior's duties-understandable. Interior sells electricity, protects the Indians, manages forests, preserves historic buildings, sets minimum soft-coal prices, interferes in the government of Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, rules Western cattle ranges, settles irrigated areas in semi-arid regions, watches over wild life and fish. All these sprawling activities are linked by a central theme: conservation of natural resources...