Word: ups
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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High war prices, caused by money being a lot more plentiful than goods, are already beginning to worry Great Britain. Economist Keynes's plan had a particular appeal as a price-keeper-downer since it would lock up money that would otherwise be spent. To keep down the price...
Early in this tragic eleventh week of World War II, the furtive nature of the new German offensive was suspected: mines laid by submarines in British coastal waters. By week's end, despite German denials, this was confirmed. Suspicion grew when a British destroyer, four British freighters (Matra, Ponzano...
Famed German subsea minelayer of World War I was U-J5, which sowed the northwest outlet of Scapa Flow. The British knew she was working there and diligently swept up after her. What they did not know was that U-J5's mine-carrying capacity had been increased by...
>The British India steamer Sirdhana (7,745 tons) blew up last week as it left Singapore harbor. William ("The Great") Nicola, U. S. magician, lost tons of paraphernalia but he, his wife & troupe were saved. A gang of 137 Chinese deportees had to be turned loose from their prison in...
Alive and well today are thousands of young Europeans who would likely have been corpses by now if War II had taken the course of unprecedentedly murderous War I. Meantime, one big plan for Peace II has been shaping up in Anglo-French minds on an unprecedentedly thoughtful and humane...