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...Japs, sweeping up Saipan's beach, blasting blithely through its defenses, sprinting to the island's biggest airport, largest town, highest mountain. They wrote with such smug confidence of victory that no reader and no editor could doubt that American troops here were engaged in a picnic of no consequence. So long as press communications remain as they are in the Pacific the PH copy will always get there first-and will always be false...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: I Accuse | 8/7/1944 | See Source »

...batman. "Salmon! Where is Salmon? Salmon, I say, you must be with me!" Then he would praise Salmon in public, whereupon Salmon would draw himself up: "Sir, I don't like to be made fun of!" During the rest pauses, super-active Randolph would think up various picnic pleasures, such as constructing a nice bivouac when all we wanted was to be left alone and lie in the grass. He never fussed about the cold, hunger, thirst, sore feet or German bullets, and only raised hell when the Partisan barber wanted to give him a shave without hot water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Down the Blue Hip | 7/31/1944 | See Source »

...Moore never knew the wild, reckless, intoxicated efforts her friendship put them to. Dr. Aziz happily spent all his money, the resources of a lifetime, and risked his neck repeatedly, merely to take his English friends on a picnic. One of the most vividly imagined people in English fiction, normal and matter-of-fact as anybody's grandmother, Mrs. Moore set a large and strategic portion of the Empire on edge merely by being herself in an unbelievably different world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Only One of Its Kind | 7/24/1944 | See Source »

...course the Hayride and Picnic will highlight the coming weekend. So far, about 1520 people will be aboard Don Brown's hay-carriers as they head for Norumbega. The trip, Braz Pryor claims, will be inspiring because of its patriotic flavor--no gasoline, no rubber, no canned goods--and if Cowie has its way, no horses. Oh well, I'd sooner oat 'em than ride 'em. All itinerary of the route--both to the Park and to the wagons will be available upon request. Please see Brother Jaffa. The first hayburner will start on the historic journey...

Author: By W. M. Cousins jr. and T. X. Cronin, S | Title: The Lucky Bag | 6/2/1944 | See Source »

...biggest news of interest to all you really hakes is the announcement by the Social Committee (all honest, upright, social-minded grafters) that a monster picnic and general conclave will be held a Saturday, 3 June at a location as unannounced. There are a few special activities under consideration. The day will be a complete one, with picnic, swimming, and then to top it all off, an evening of dancing. The price will be as low as possible. Transportation will be taken care of by the committee. Speaking of Logistics, Don Brown, of "Weasel" fame, is planning to make...

Author: By W. M. Cousins jr. and T. X. Cronin, S | Title: The Lucky Bag | 5/26/1944 | See Source »

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