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Realizing for the first time the dire possibility of air raids on their country, the U.S. people acted like hens in a barnyard at the rumble of a sudden summer storm. Some were apathetic and carefree, some panic-stricken, many more earnest and eager to be helpful. Everywhere was a great cackling. Little hen-shaped Fiorello LaGuardia, head of the Office of Civilian Defense, glared out over a U.S. that was mostly confused and unprepared...
First of the two courses of study, both of which begin January 26, 1942, will be a 12-month course training men for production work in defense factories which are experiencing a dire shortage of junior supervisors who can cope with urgent Government demands for increased production of vital materials...
Huey, whom authorities discovered had been in the Stadium since early Tuesday afternoon, was escorted to the gate muttering dire threats against the Bengal eleven "We'll murder you bums 14 to 0," he spluttered. Notre Dame 20 Army 7 Temple 14 Boston College 7 Colgate 7 Holy Cross 0 Cornell 21 Columbia 6 Fordham 14 Purdue 0 Navy 7 Penn 0 Brown 14 Yale 7 Nebraska 14 Kansas State 0 Tennessee 20 L.S.U. 7 Texas 24 So Methodist 13 California 7 UC.L.A...
...Negro company of the 367th Infantry at Camp Claiborne, La., a black first sergeant spoke dire words: "From now on when Ah blows dis yere whistle, Ah wants to see a huge impenetratable cloud of dust come boilin' outa them tents. An' when 'at dust clears away, Ah wants to find three rows of statues...
...only less dire month was July 1940, before the Battle had grown angry. That month 258 were killed. Worst month was September, with 6,954 deaths. Total for the 13 months: 41,488 killed...