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Elephants hate war. The Burmese elephant is an especially sensitive beast who loathes mechanized transport of any kind. He refuses to go near trucks, and he trumpets, shies and runs away when he hears even a distant airplane motor.
Many U.S. citizens have wondered who, if anybody, hears OWI's foreign propaganda broadcasts. OWI, which shortwaves 2,688 programs (80% news) a week toward the rest of the world, decided to find out. The findings could not well be much more than circumstantial evidence:
"As in Algeria, a thorough shake-up of the Government appears necessary. The real feelings of the people must be represented in the Government in some way, and the political persecution that is a disgrace to the Allied nations must be ended. Above all, an economic plan must be drawn...
Each Fort Clark soldier going on furlough is handed three or four "iron crosses." If he hears another soldier spilling secrets over a beer, he hands the miscreant a cross and walks away. "The theory being," said Lieut. Colonel C. B. Wales, the post executive officer, "if he walks up...
Grinning his deathless grin and fit enough to travel soon was Captain Edward Vernon Rickenbacker. Reviewing his 24 days on a raft, he recalled the "nearness of death." Said the indestructible Eddie: "I know I came within hearing distance of the Old Fellow this trip because his approach is always...