Word: excepting
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...have often rolled a wistful eye at the sensational headlines of the Dies Committee, which had invaded an ancient but lately unpublicized province of FBI-sabotage, propaganda, espionage. G-Men took cover in the excuse that such doings should be kept under cover, insisted they had everything in hand except the headlines. Texas' Martin Dies flew from lecture to lecture (his platform dates often preceded by a raid whose results were never announced). The G-Men never give lectures...
...this battle was more serious than either. At Verdun men died, but 20 miles behind the lines others tilled fields, worked in factories, traveled in trains. Civilized life then came to an end at No Man's Land, a civilized country was eaten away at the edges. But except at the edge its body remained almost untouched. Now the whole broad body of a civilized country was under attack...
Thermopylae in Reverse. 2,420 years ago, 1,400 Spartans, Thebans and Thespians, occupying a narrow mountain pass above the sea, were surprised from the rear by a large Persian detachment clambering around through the hills. Spartan King Leonidas and his men fought stubbornly for several hours, but all (except the Thebans, who surrendered) were annihilated. The Spartans at Thermopylae were great heroes but they lost the battle...
...Europe this winter no ordinary citizen will travel far in his own country except toward war or exile: coal is scarce. Few will have enough heat. Fewer still will eat enough food, for Europe's food supply is reduced 15% by blockade, another 15% by poor harvests. Not one in a thousand will drive his own car when and where he pleases or read uncensored news or listen to unpropagandized broadcasts. Comfortable clothing will be a luxury. Many will die of influenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis, typhus or cholera. Of Europe's 525,000,000 people, some millions, probably never...
...Francisco, where many hospital staff members fell sick. Health Officer Jacob Casson Geiger asked for a $7,500 appropriation to hire substitutes, ordered postponement of all operations except for emergencies...