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Without benefit of surprise, at the fag end of vital fighter-plane range, they had come ashore, skillfully coordinated their sea, air and land power, taken stiff punish ment, given harder blows back. If the Fifth had failed at Salerno, the Eighth would have had a much tougher job. And Mark Clark's reputation would have suffered an eclipse...
...There was only one cure for it : killing all cattle who had it. John Mohler traipsed across the land, pleading with farmers to allow tuberculin tests ; ruthlessly ordering the cattle shot when the tests were positive. In those days U.S. farmers resented Federal interference heartily; no dang Gov'ment man was going to shoot their cows...
...first shock of the Doolittle raid was tremendous, but the effect soon passed and the Tokyo Government turned the aftermath to good account in Japan. Anti aircraft defenses were reorganized, and a great campaign was launched to stimulate public air raid precautions. The Govern ment even distributed copies of LIFE maps of Japan, to remind the Japanese that the enemy knew where to strike...
More than a simple outcropping of Grundyism, this was the latest engage ment in an unending conflict between the Austin Legislature and the university, whose tower looks down on the State Capitol. The fact that the university has grown to be one of the four leading Southern institutions,* a big-time contributor of men, training and research to the U.S. war effort (TIME, Nov. 30), has not appeased the legislators. Many Texans find the Austin students effete: to the Aggies (Texas A. & M. College), for example, many strapping Austin characters are "tea-sippers." And the war between the politicos...
...British had succeeded in compressing the front somewhat. The Germans claimed that this was just what they wanted. Berlin radio spoke of "the achieve ment of final union between Rommel's forces and those of Arnim," and added: "The original aim of a long prepared plan of operation has thus been achieved." Rommel was reported to have set up new headquarters at El Djem, far north of General Patton's main efforts...