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...July 10 the U.S. fleet was softening up Guam for the invasion that was soon to come. But not all men on all ships were intent on the bombardment. On one warship, close in toward shore, sailormen had picked up the flashing of sunlight from a mirror. They watched, fascinated. What they were seeing was the end of one of the most extraordinary personal experiences...
...intent of some of the moves was clear only to such actual players as Stalin, Hitler, Churchill, Pope Pius XII. But two situations on the great board were of far-reaching importance: 1) the developing internal crisis of Germany (see below) which might change the course of the whole game and lead to new, startling combinations of power politics; 2) the meeting in Rome of one of Europe's shrewdest chess players (Marshal Tito) and Britain's outstanding political-landscape painter (Winston Churchill). The meeting might be the opening gambit in new plays for power in Italy...
...last centers of strong resistance were around the city post office, a naval arsenal, the seaplane base. Attacking troops, weary, grimy but intent on the kill, surrounded them and drove in for the final mop-up. As they closed the battle for Cherbourg engineers were moving in behind to help reopen the great Atlantic port to sea traffic...
...they can refuse to vote for the Party's presidential nominee. Precedent, rather than a Constitutional rule, is all that prompts them to string along with the people's choice. If they wish, they can return the 155-year-old Electoral College system to its original intent: to choose the best man for President, according to the electors' lights. Theoretically, the electors could disagree with the voters-even if their states had voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Roosevelt. But was the South really angry enough? Was it anti-Roosevelt enough to throw away the spoils which...
...Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (of which onetime Trustbuster Thurman Arnold is the newest member) so ruled, unanimously, last week. The court based its decision, in part, on its understanding of the intent of Congress when it passed the Smith-Connally bill. In debate at that time, it noted, the Congress seemed in agreement that WLB's orders should not be reviewed by the courts. The appellate court added that WLB's requests to the President to take over a recalcitrant company were merely "advice," and similarly were not subject to court injunctions...