Word: hopelessness
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...best news in Washington last week had to do with feeding the world. Many a U.S. citizen has feared that his Government would 1) set up the vastest and most hopeless charity scheme in history, 2) earn the usual unhappy reward of the starry-eyed benefactor, 3) make the U.S. people so tired of serving as international milch cow that a new wave of isolationism would sweep the country. Last week brought signs that such fears can be forgotten...
Outside of the good overall earnings, there were few surprises and little to cheer about. Biggest surprise: a good many utilities, whose outlook for increased earnings was supposedly hopeless-their gross business is stable, their costs, on the rise-managed to squeak out a little more net income. Most notable were Wendell Willkie's ex-company. Commonwealth & Southern, with a six months' net of $7,331,000, its best showing in more than ten years; and New York's huge, over-bonded Consolidated Edison, whose $5,869,000 net for the second quarter was almost 25% above...
...smoke and confusion the watchers saw frantic Fascists rushing from window to window, seeking escape. In the Bulgarian wing the flames licked highest. In the Hungarian part there seemed still time; people were debating what to take with them, seizing the customary irrelevant knickknacks. The Rumanian section looked hopeless. Outside stood armed Germans, determined that none should save himself at the Führer's expense. Crouched silently among the Germans were tin Greeks, the Albanians, the anti-Axis Yugoslavs, fingering concealed weapons. Beyond the ring stood alert, main-chance Turks, wondering when the day for taking sides (TIME...
Kesselring had more vital matters to concern him. He could not depend upon the Italians at home or those in the field under General Alfredo Guzzoni, commander in Sicily. On occasion the Italians fought fiercely, gave up only when further combat was hopeless. But when they surrendered, they surrendered in crowds. As in North Africa, Italian soldiers and officers hated the Germans. Soldiers complained that the Germans took all the food; Italian airmen, that the Germans took the good planes and hangars...
...Whenever one was wounded he would grab a grenade and blow himself up. There were about 200 of them up here and the Americans killed around 130 in that first charge. The other 70 came back Sunday morning and we were ready for them. They saw it was hopeless and began holding grenades against their stomachs and blowing their guts out. In all we lost about...