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Rolling Out. The U.S. Army had about 500 tanks in service a year ago, now has some 1,500. Its immediate aim (in addition to production-for-Britain): some 880 medium tanks, 2,300 light tanks, 1,096 scout cars for eight armored divisions (plus equipment for 15 separate tank battalions, equal to about five more divisions...
...Army today is still short of 105-mm. howitzers, is just beginning to get its first medium tanks, will not have adequate ammunition supplies until December 1942. But its worst worry is whether it will be able to keep itself intact, against Congressional unwillingness to keep draftees, National Guard and Reserve officers in service beyond one year...
...able to reach any country in Europe on medium waves, the Nazis provide good medium-wave "People's"' sets to Rumania, Greece, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Portugal and Hungary. Recently Britain muscled into this Nazi preserve, using the most powerful transmitting station in Europe to bring English propaganda on medium wave to every set in Europe...
Serious critics like Justino Fernandez took the exhibition seriously, granted that mastery of medium was apparent, but complained that U.S. painters seemed to lack the common ideal of experience or perception needed to elevate their work to authentic art. One writer thought only the water colors saved the show. Diego Rivera, massively present at the opening, complained at the absence of Negro, Indian, Chinese influence-which he considers the most important elements in North American civilization...
...late Chic Sale (The Specialist") would have been delighted with what the State of Mississippi has done, out back. All over the State, in the last six years, bright new privies have gone up. Each privy is a three-holer (big, medium and little). By last week, the State could boast 156,706 new outhouses-approximately one for every 14 citizens (not counting some 800,000 flush toilets...