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...whole experience I do not remember any naval blow so heavy or so painful." Of the Libyan offensive (see p. 26): "[It] did not take the course that the authors expected-though it will reach the end at which they aimed." Of the reduction in U.S. aid: "The gap must be filled, and only our own efforts will fill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Wish Come True | 12/22/1941 | See Source »

...shiny, globular object float into the area swept by the light's beam. It was a mine. Slowly the waves carried it toward the rock. The three marooned men banked on the chance that tides might carry the mine to one side, but each wave closed the gap, a few inches at a time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: Mine Attacks Lighthouse | 12/15/1941 | See Source »

Likeliest first steps to bridge this gap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War Footing | 12/15/1941 | See Source »

...Committee is functioning as a stop-gap only at the present time, it was emphasized, since the University is preparing a regular system for Volunteers starting after the vacation. Plans not being definitely settled yet, it is "uncertain" whether or not the student committee will fit into the permanent picture...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Defense Service Committee Will Work on Local ARP Immediately | 12/12/1941 | See Source »

...that money is circulating fast & furiously. But when they are compared with the Bureau of Labor's cost of living index, they become ominous (see chart). U.S. purchasing power (income divided by living costs) has soared since war's beginning, is higher than ever before. The widening gap between living costs and purchasing power is the "extra money" Treasury

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INFLATION: New Aspect | 11/24/1941 | See Source »

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