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Unless victory, in the long run, means about the same thing to Russia that it does to the U.S. and Britain, World War II may never be completely won-nor over. The two statesmen meeting this week had to face this final hard knot of United Nations diplomacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Council of War | 8/23/1943 | See Source »

...east, had as many. Those 2,000 ships had set out from different ports, at different speeds, on different courses; each had its appointed station for H-hour. As if the natural difficulties of such an operation were not enough, on the night of invasion a 40-knot westerly gale sprang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battle Of Sicily - THE SEA: The Amphibians | 7/26/1943 | See Source »

...around school the entire day before he noticed that someone had changed his name tag to "RIN TIN TIN". . . would that have made his "wolfing" legitimate? . . . and speaking of women. . . Platoon Seven of Charlie lost two more to the fair sex when CHARLEY RITT and BOB SPORE tied the knot to gals named "HELEN". . . any way, its one method of getting a leave...

Author: By Melvin Parnell, | Title: THE HARVARD SCUTTLEBUTT | 7/6/1943 | See Source »

...later diverted to China. When German military power was at its height on the Continent, Thörnell took a poor view of Sweden's ability to defend herself for any length of time. But with the Swedish navy of light cruisers, destroyers and 50-knot-an-hour motor torpedo boats to harass the enemy, Thörnell could risk a war-provided there was likelihood of Allied success in Norway spilling over quickly to his assistance. Gallup polls have shown repeatedly that the majority of Swedes believe they can avoid war. But they have completely organized against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SWEDEN: Neutrality in Our Time | 5/31/1943 | See Source »

...festivities. BU drew blood in their half on a double, a sacrifice, and an overthrow by Fitzgibbons, Whalen scoring. As if that wasn't enough, the Boston boys pulled a tricky double steal after Glennon had drawn a pass from Jack Farley. Dillon scored on that to knot up the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nine to Face Brown After Defeating B.U. | 4/21/1943 | See Source »

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