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...British squadron leader described the carnage: "As we came in to drop the first stick, trucks careened madly off the road. It looked absolutely crazy. I saw one overturn and troops run like cockroaches-colliding, jumping headfirst into patches of scrub or any hole they could find." Said General Auby Strickland, chief of U.S. bombers in the desert, who led one formation of planes in pursuit of the German columns: "[Our bombers] turned and sailed down the road, spilling their bombs on vehicles and men. I never saw such a scene of destruction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: The Bishop's Son | 11/16/1942 | See Source »

Bart Harvey, who always runs well in contact sessions, had another good day yesterday, using his blockers well to chalk up a number of long gains. Paul Perkins was pummeling the scrub line with his hard plunges, and Freshman Justin Walsh, a fleet wingback, showed promise. On the defense, center Roxie Lawson's timely and frequent tackles were outstanding...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: Varsity Squad Takes Train West Thursday | 11/3/1942 | See Source »

Among the scrub eucalyptus trees in a trim little Australian-American military cemetery outside Port Moresby, the New York Times's Byron Darnton was buried last week with full military honors. The Army said only that he was killed in an accident. He was 44 years old and the tenth U.S. correspondent to fall in line of duty in World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Last Appraisal | 11/2/1942 | See Source »

Still feeling that contact work during the week is a good preparation for Saturday battles, Harlow put the Varsity through an hour-long scrimmage yesterday. First the top two elevens were on the offensive against a scrub aggregation, and then the "A" and "B" teams came to grips...

Author: By Robert S. Landau, | Title: HIBBARD MOVED TO GUARD; TRIP TO MICHIGAN DEFENDED | 10/21/1942 | See Source »

...Varsity scrimmaged against an amalgam of Jayvees and Freshmen, in which Paul Perkins ripped off a number of long gains on line plunges, and Bart Harvey was particularly outstanding at wingback. Brought up from the D squad in the middle of the session, the baseball captain swept the scrub ends several times, twice running the route...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: Smith, Mallett Return After Lengthy Layoffs | 10/20/1942 | See Source »

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