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...want to knit for soldiers? Stop it; knit only if the Red Cross says so; wool yarn is precious...
...front page in the matter of keeping emphasis where it belongs. Boldest comment yet ventured by a newscaster on the press's sense of proportion was made by CBS's Elmer Davis, apropos the Carole Lombard crash story. He said with justice that headlines and stories took precious little account of the 15 Army airmen in the same crash...
...world got along nicely through most of its history with no sugar at all. There was no sugar in Europe until the Arabs brought their "sweet salt" to Spain in 700 A.D. For centuries afterwards, sugar was regarded as a precious spice, a medicine, a rich man's luxury. Only recently has it been considered a food...
...fresh troops entered battle with increased aerial and artillery support. His strengthened Air Force dropped incendiary bombs in an apparently unsuccessful attempt to wipe out Douglas MacArthur's precious store of food and munitions. The desperate defense of his adversary called for desperate measures: last week, for the first time, he was revealed to be using the awesome flame throwers that his Axis ally has found so effective in the battle of Europe. Twice during the week his bombers unloaded on a civilian refugee camp...
Miss Fenner has no must list for child reading, observes: "When you come right down to it, there are precious few children's books that one couldn't live without." Still favorites, says she, are Tom Sawyer, Black Beauty, Pinocchio, Treasure Island, Grimms' Fairy Tales. But many modern stories are popular...