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...weeks ago a cable was sent Harvardmen Joseph Siegel, Milton Wiener, Clifford Washburn, and Homer Chase who are fighting in the war-torn area. Received yesterday from the volunteers: "Wish you great success in attempt to emulate last year's humanitarian venture...
Logan Bullitt '41, Chairman of the committee, said last night, "The Student Progressive Committee aims to combine liberal and progressive minded students throughout the whole Boston area to work for progressive purposes in the fall elections. This group should be wide both in constituent groups "and in its aims...
Japan's military spokesmen in Shanghai declared that 250,000 confused, ill-armed, uncommanded-troops were hopelessly trapped in the Suchow area. At Hankow, China's temporary capital, Chinese commanders were more optimistic, said their best troops had withdrawn, claimed recapture of two towns, announced that they were engaged upon a little encircling themselves. The entire length of the 630-mile Tientsin-Pukow Railway is now nominally under Japanese control, although the Japanese will have to operate it against ceaseless Chinese guerilla attacks. For Japan's political administrators in China the victory means that Chinese puppets...
England. At Maiden Castle in Dorsetshire are the remains of a fortress built and manned by the Belgie people before the Roman invasion (First Century). Last fortnight it was reported from London that the Maiden Castle diggers had uncovered a haphazard burial area containing about 30 skeletons. Some of the skulls and bones were nicked as if by weapons. Apparently the Belgies had made an ill-advised sortie from the stronghold to meet oncoming Romans, who slaughtered them. Aside from the marks of battle, however, the skeletons were well preserved, were expected to shed light on the physical characteristics...
...usual, the Department of Commerce last week began an investigation of the crash, but its findings could not be made known for weeks. Less stately was the pace of the coroner of Los Angeles County-where two other major plane crashes have occurred in the Saugus-New-hall Hill area. Said he: "The crash was accidental and due to faulty judgment on the part of both pilot and co-pilot...