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...west of New York City-and whom our "intellectuals" despised for their Rotarianism, their devotion to business, their taste in art and entertainment, their patriotism, their family life, et al.-these same provincials saw clearly ten to 15 years ago that Communism and Fascism were cut from the same pattern and that as governments both resembled Capone's rule of gangsterdom. Such ignorance and lack of discrimination pained our urban "intellectuals," but it was the latter, not the former, who were confounded when Stalin joined hands with . . . Hitler and invaded the Baltic States. Moreover, these same Americans rejected Communism...
...diversion before invasion. Roads to the south of Berlin were jammed with military matériel, moving south. German air tactics appeared in Greece and Libya (see p. 22). German airplanes based on Sicily continued active attacks on Malta and Crete. The British, now familiar with the Hitler reconnaissance pattern, could only suspect that a southern campaign would be a sure indication of an imminent attempt at invasion...
...good figure skater can do a Jackson Haines spin, the showy sit-spin that has helped make ice shows a popular U. S. entertainment. But few U. S. skaters know much about Jackson Haines, the father of figure skating. Jackson Haines was not the first skater to trace a pattern on ice. As far back as 1642, there was a skating club in Edinburgh, whose membership was confined to those who could "skate a complete circle on each foot and jump over first one, then two, then three hats." In 1863, when Haines won the figure-skating championship...
...spectroscope splits light into patterns in which the "signatures" of various elements and compounds can be identified. Light from Mars comes through the earth's air blanket, which contains water vapor, so Dr. Adams had to separate the terrestrial vapor pattern from the Martian (if any). This he did with the help of a phenomenon called the Doppler effect: when a source of light approaches earth, its spectrum lines are shifted to the right, and when it is receding they are shifted to the left. At times when Mars is fast approaching or retreating, the Doppler effect should pull...
...pattern of surrender was familiar, too. Italians rushed around looking for captors (see p. 40). The British advance commander and the Italian admiral in command of the town met in a little shack. The admiral: "The town capitulates. All troops are disarming." The British brigadier: "Please delegate officers immediately to show us the position of every mine in the harbor and the town." About 25,000 men were captured, bringing the total since...