Word: hulled
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Over good, grey Cordell Hull's press conference hovered the ghosts of 1939-the year tiny Finland ("the country that always pays its debts") was invaded by Russia, the year U.S. public opinion was united in sympathy for Finland as it has never been united since on an issue of World...
With sad patience, point by point, Cordell Hull composed a statement of how the U.S. official position had been forced to change. By continuing its present war against Russia, after regaining the territory it lost in 1939-40, Finland was thwarting the U.S. policy of aid to nations attacked by Hitler. The Finnish policy of fighting beside the Nazis would bring the war closer to the U.S.; for Finland it could end only in complete subjugation to Hitler. Therefore, unless Finland stopped its war against Russia, it could no longer count on U.S. friendship...
When he concluded. Cordell Hull looked like a man who had been forced to spank his son. Newsmen recalled the 1939 day when handsome Finnish Minister Hjalmar Procopé had been cheered to the rafters by a group of hard-boiled Washington reporters; the day President Roosevelt had read his moving statement assuring Finland of "the respect and warm regard of the people and the Government of the United States...
...Armored Force, plans are already afoot to use a bigger proportion of the mediums (armed with 75 mm. cannon) and an improved M-4 model is soon to go into production (biggest improvements: a revolving turret for the 75, lower silhouette, a partly welded, partly cast armor hull). British officers now concede that today's M-3 model is the finest thing on the ground...
...sailors) as well as a pair of gunnery trophies and two turret Es. Says a pal: "Spike's idea of a perfect target practice was to shoot the masts off the target ship from 8,000 yards, starting with the top and working down. Throwing shells into the hull was shooting fish in a bucket...