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...Allies proposed to relieve Rus sia was plain for all to see. Franklin Roosevelt had just sent Major General Dwight David Eisenhower to England to take command of U.S. forces in the European theater. U.S. ground and air troops have been pouring into Britain and Northern Ireland for months. All the indications are that Russia is to be relieved, first by a searing attack from the air, then by a land invasion, if it is still needed when the bombers have finished their work...
...Eight RA.F. fighters were shot down (and nine German), but the price was low. More important was the fact that the Germans, after weeks of token fighter resistance, now had plenty of pursuit in the air. To the R.A.F. that meant that the blitz was beginning to help their Rus-sian ally as well as hurting their German enemy in his industrial and military establishments. They were sure that some of the fighters they met over France came from Russia. They were also sure a lot more would have to be pulled off the Eastern Front to meet the biggest...
After missing the uprights earlier in the battle, center-forward Rus Sawhill shot the ball to Herskovits who crossed it back into the far corner of the goal to decide the ball game...
...they had better come along if Cornell is to have any sort of a team, because that's where all our depth is. As a matter of fact, four of these Yearlings started against Syracuse--"Jolting" Joe Martin, who is as sweet a buck back as you could want; Rus Geib, a humdinger of a guard for just a kid; Red McDonald, a mighty fine little tailback; and Frank Rochow, subbing for the injured Van Order at tackle...
...members of the U.S.-British-Rus-sian arms conference, which finally convened in Moscow this week, must have been conscious of this British risk. The U.S. delegates must have felt a little bit in the cold. They could look at Britain's Chief Delegate Lord Beaverbrook, perfectly comfortable in Moscow with his devoted valet nicknamed Secret Weapon, and figure that the Beaver would not make much sacrifice. They could figure that Russia was not aiding the U.S. in the same direct military way as it was aiding Britain. They could recall Munich, chide British tardiness in arming...