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...seemed far away, except when the Germans sent over another swarm of V-bombs. G.I.s of the U.S. Ninth and First Armies brought out baseballs, played catch. Along some sectors not an enemy prisoner was taken. Patrols could not operate. There was nothing to do but to let nature and the Roer River take their course, according to German plan...
...among the Animalcules. Less than 1/125th of an inch long and shaped like the sole of a lady's slipper, Paramecium bursaria or the slipper animalcule is a comparatively large member of the class Infusoria-a family of hairy, one-celled animals that swarm in lily ponds, goldfish bowls, and even in water glasses on the best dining tables. Paramecium, because of its size and fecundity (two generations a day), is a favorite subject for the study of unicellular life. Dr. Jennings, whose private laboratory is cluttered with his favorite "critters," believes they also provide important keys...
...Airborne delivered a massive blow at the German bulge northwest of Saint-Vith. The enemy reaction was instant and furious : the Yanks were rocked back by counterattacks with infantry and tanks. But U.S. troops took the blow, and shoved forward again. The weather cleared at last, and a huge swarm of Allied fighter bombers set out to smash the enemy columns on the roads. It was good hunting, though probably too late to inflict more than superficial wounds. Even when the Yanks cut the main highway between Houffalize and Saint-Vith, the Germans still had a net of secondary roads...
Some 4,000 Allied bombers and fighter escorts, profiting by the weather break to attack oil plants deep in Germany, raised a swarm of Luftwaffe interceptors. At least 232 German fighters were downed, while the first count of Allied losses showed only 45 planes missing...
...Selassie, King of Kings, Lion of Judah, Emperor of Ethiopia, looked upon his savage subjects with satisfaction. In his hands after twelve long months was a new agreement, signed & sealed by the British Minister. For the first time since the Italians swooped on Ethiopia like a buzzing, deadly locust swarm nine years ago, his country was again independent, or close...