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They Fly Through the Air. For days thereafter the 100-odd American and British correspondents in North Africa went about with the guilty demeanor of men bursting with a secret. When they had TIME, July 26, 1943 to refer to it, they called it "the magoo," "that thing," or just "it." This was what they had trained for. Some veterans had been almost four years around the front lines. Others had studied invasions at service schools in Britain. One and all, they kept the secret...
White-Collar Predicament Sirs: In chronicling the contemporary American scene, it seems to me that TIME and others have failed to appreciate the predicament in which a great many millions of Americans find themselves today. I refer to the plight of white-collar workers and others who, through no fault of their own, are not benefiting by the high wages being paid in war industries...
...Army troops drawn up in the review and the Russian people listening in on radios to Stalin's May 1 Order of the Day last week heard him use, for the first time, the unqualified Casablanca phrase: "Unconditional surrender." They heard him refer, with a warmth and force he had never before displayed, to the "gallant Anglo-American air forces" over Europe, to "the victorious troops" in North Africa, and to "one single, common blow" by the Russians in the east, the U.S. and Britain in the west. And they heard him say: "A new blow is approaching when...
...Brien and his Tablet readers were not likely to have much effect. Rome and suburbs are studded with legitimate bombing targets-industrial plants, military camps, shipyards. Besides, the most recently received letters were beginning to show disagreement with the Judge. These writers, also Tablet readers, suggested that the Senator refer the protesting letters to the Bishop of Coventry and other clerics whose historical churches were blown to bits by the Luftwaffe...
Just in conclusion, you might be interested to know that the R.A.F. over here affectionately refer to their Canadian compatriots as Pepsi Colas...