Word: coverly
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...south end of the Red Sea was the scene last week of one more conflict between the British and Italian Navies and one more conflict in official reports. A big British convoy, carrying troops and supplies from England and Australia to reinforce the Middle East armies, was attacked under cover of night. The Italians said their motor torpedo boats sank six merchant vessels in the convoy, some of them filled with troops, of whom 3,000 drowned. A British cruiser of the Sydney class, chasing the attackers after dawn, was heavily hit by artillery fire from the Eritrean shore...
...Cover) Since World War II began 14 months ago the Balkan Peninsula has run a temperature. Periodic scares have sent it to fever pitch, then dropped it as, one way or another, neighboring powers got their way without bloodshed. Rumania is partitioned and overrun by the German Army. Bulgaria takes orders from the Axis. Even Yugoslavia, which has a relatively large, well-trained Army, has taken the path of appeasement. This week war came at last to the Balkans, to the weakest country, but to the one country determined enough to stand up to Axis threats - to Greece...
Theatre Life had a gala anniversary on its 25th birthday in 1935. From Szöke Szakal (translation: blond beard), a Hungarian actor, Publisher Ince got a letter of congratulation, a check for $125 to cover a subscription for the next 25 years. Three years later, Theatre Life was dead. This week, to Szöke Szakal, now in Hollywood, Publisher Ince announced that he was back in business, sent a 22-year subscription to Stage...
...Golden Gate Exposition cost about $40,000,000 (combined total invested by the Government, State, City, exhibitors, bondholders). This year it ran 128 days (half the 1939 run) and claimed 6,544,612 visitors against 10,496,203 last year. Total 1940 income was $5,507,000, enough to cover expenses, leave $1,306,000 in the bank. Reorganized because of heavy losses in the first year, the Exposition has three types of creditors (excluding direct lenders, who got back their full stake). Together they sank $5,695,000 in the extravaganza; wound up with...
...Snavely's trouble at Chapel Hill was that he failed to cover his high aims with the same dexterity that he taught his team to hide the ball, and we assume that it is also the basis for the present indictment hurled against him by Ohio State officials...