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...Finally broke relations with Dr. Josef Tiso's quisling state of Slovakia, more than half of whose territory is already occupied by the Red Army...
Born. To Prince Franz Josef II, 38, ruler of the tiny (65 sq. mi.), neutral Principality of Liechtenstein; and Princess Georgine, 23, blond, onetime Austrian countess; their first child, a son; in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. Name: Johannes Adam Pius. Godfather: Pope Pius...
...complete Margaret Hunt translation, revised and corrected by James Stern, should re-establish their reputation. Editor Stern has maintained a fastidious regard for the simplicity of the original, replacing "Thou mayst" with "you may" and never caviling at the robust bloodshed that originally accented most of the tales. Josef Scharl's imaginatively crude pen & ink decorations likewise serve to emphasize the primitive, rustic quality which the Grimms faithfully preserved...
...Josef Scharl, Munich-born refugee artist of top-rank Continental reputation -for a roomful of boldly painted portraits and landscapes...
...seen so clearly. Once he thought that peace could be won without battle. In the first seven days of the German invasion, a state of chaos existed in Norway under the dictatorship of Vidkun Quisling, head of the Nasjonal Samling, the Norwegian Nazi organization. To calm the tumult, Reichskommissar Josef Terboven sought the aid of Norway's Primate in forming a provisional government under King and Storting (Parliament). Quisling was quietly shoved into the background and Eivind Berggrav, man of God and man of peace, took to the radio to appeal for order. "The civil population must refrain from...