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...into the Battle of the Atlantic. In Reykjavik, U.S. naval forces had landed, and Iceland was in hand (see p. 17). From where they were New York was 3,900 miles away, but Norway's Nazi-occupied Bergen was only 1,800 miles, Scotland's port of Glasgow only 1,600 miles, and Berlin a mere 2,800 miles as the bomber flies. The Western Hemisphere had stretched once more. The President had taken another great step...
...delegate to the Building Trades' Operatives Conference in Glasgow spoke of Army contracts: "Guaranteed work is more profitable to the employers than the workers . . . because the longer the job lasts and the more it costs, the more the employer draws his 10% on wages. The enemy is not only across the seas: it is within our gates...
...wind blew the cords of the parachute around the doctor's legs and he fell in a heap on the grass, bruising himself on his forceps. When the Nazi saw the forceps, he said: "How far am I from the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow? I am tired of the Nazis. [I want] to be a doctor. Already I have my first examination passed. I know the Pharmacopeia Britannica [guide to British drugs...
Britons still debated the truth about the Duke of Hamilton and his friends-in Glasgow so violently that dramshop dialecticians often came to blows. The Duke started libel action against London Communists for saying he had plotted with Hess. Communist Harry Pollitt retorted that he would call Rudolf Hess as a witness...
Templetarian, house organ of James Templeton & Co., Glasgow carpet makers, last week spoke of a new carpet order: "The firm has, during its long history, supplied carpets for many and varied uses, but never before for use too feet below ground. This particular order is for an emergency deep shelter which can be used by the British Cabinet for its meetings, if required...