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This was a job for pros. The R.A.F., which has for at least six months been ferrying planes from Freetown to Cairo, has lost about 20% of its planes for lack of the gadgets and getup necessary for steady, lossless shuttling. It was an echo of the 1934 U.S. airmail fiasco; the U.S. Army just could not handle the business...
Until recently the defenses of the Philippines have been split under several commands. Keystone of Philippine defense are the U.S. regulars and the Philippine Scouts. Few months ago these pros totaled some 10,000. But this year, while the Navy has built up its Asiatic Fleet with patrol bombers, submarines, surface craft, the Army has not been idle. Army strength in the Philippines today is a military secret...
...these and other answers Isolationist Hutchins concluded: the U.S. should lead the way toward mediating between Germany and Britain in the war. But to his question: "Do you believe that the United States should offer to mediate between England and Germany?" only 27.4% had answered "Yes." Conning all these pros & cons, owl-wise old (66) Columnist Mark Sullivan wrote: "The spirit of the American people, as expressed in polls, seems to be something like this: 'Do you favor entering the war?' A loud, ringing 'no.' 'Do you favor taking steps which would take us into...
...Handsome Vic Ghezzi, 29, of Deal, N.J., who had never won anything more important than the Los Angeles Open (six years ago): the Professional Golfers' Association championship tournament, closed-shop meeting of U.S. pros; defeating Texan Byron Nelson, defending champion, on the second extra hole of the 36-hole final; after the lead had changed four times and the match was squared four times; over the ribbon-fairwayed Cherry Hills course, one mile above sea level, at Denver. In nine previous P.G.A. championships, Ghezzi had never reached the quarterfinals...
This month's "Progressive" continues its excellent custom of featuring a pair of articles on opposite sides of a controversial subject. In the last issue, Granville Hicks discussed Progressives and the War, with a reply by the editors. This time the subject is work camps and the pros are presented by Spencer Klaw, while Yandall Harper reviews the cons...