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Last week's compilation of ship sinkings showed that from Jan. 1, 1942 to Oct. 1, 490 Allied ships had been sunk in the western and south Atlantic by Axis submarines; from Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 only 65 more. This notable success in the Battle of the Atlantic was not gained in any single thrilling action. The following account of the labors of a U.S. convoy vessel (given with a fictitious name) tells something of how that success has been...
...Tokyo admitted the loss of 65 merchantmen. The U.S. claimed 108. But Premier Hideki Tojo, warning the Japanese that their shortage of shipping is serious, described Japan's sea problem in terms much like those which the U.S. Navy uses on the same subject. Said Tojo: "The success or failure of southern reconstruction [in the conquered Pacific areas] depends chiefly ... on the efficiency of water transportation. . . . Japan does not have surplus vessels, for Japan must maintain transportation within the extensive area of the Greater East Asia sphere, while she must [also] continue her gigantic [war] operation, continuously fighting...
...George Greene, a guy of guts, the Leader-News owes all its success. He thinks nothing of calling up a state official in the middle of the night and asking him to resign. Once he spent $400 of his own money to finance an audit of Dodge County books. Result: several county officials indicted for embezzlement, $32,000 saved for the county's taxpayers...
According to Aldrich Durant '02, Business Manager, last night's blackout test was a complete success. The University dimmed its lights and hid under a bushel in the required two minutes with only a small incident in Holworthy marring the tranquility of the evening...
After making the award to Harlow, he said, the members decided that the success of Crimson crews during Bolles' six years as coach was reason enough to give him an honorary letter, but that he had "no intimation that Bolles is leaving...