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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Chamberlain tried to comfort the home front, but his main theme was to reassure the neutrals suffering from the British blockade. "We do not for one moment question the rights of neutrals to decide whether they shall come into the conflict or stay out of it," he said. "But we do ask them, whether they be small or weak or whether they are great and powerful, to consider that though, in the exercise of our undisputed belligerent rights, we may have taken action which causes them inconvenience or even loss, at any rate we have never sunk a neutral ship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Pep Talks | 2/12/1940 | See Source »

Five million Frenchmen are now in uniform. Although Germany has some 6,000,000 men under arms, the Reich is almost twice as populous as France, has nothing like the same man power shortage on the home front. Thus there has been for millions of Frenchwomen no question of seeking war work. It has been inescapably bequeathed them by their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Women At Work | 2/12/1940 | See Source »

...epistles contain no other explanatory material, but judging from the number of self-addressed envelopes enclosed, many of them with air-mail and special delivery stamps on them, the question must be an urgent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MYSTERIOUS "CRIMSON EDITOR" INVADED VASSAR, SLEW GOOSE | 2/10/1940 | See Source »

Then out of nowhere came Sam White! There never was any question about Sam's not trying to do his best, but suddenly about two weeks ago he found that he could do no better. His all-around play improved tremendously, and his height made him a great asset to the small team. Other men are going to turn in inspired performances for the Crimson this year. Bob James and Frannie Simpson, two of the most conscientious workers on the squad, are waiting for their opportunity; substitute Chet Legg played a major part in the Columbia upset victory; and there...

Author: By Donald Paddle, | Title: What's His Number? | 2/10/1940 | See Source »

...Schoenberg has reduced to enter the 121 pound class, where he is more than likely to make up for his defeat at the hands of the Bengals last year. At 136, Ray Stone presents a question mark this trip. He is a hard working wrestler in addition to being a tough fighter and a victory on his part would be hard earned...

Author: By William W. Tyng, | Title: Wrestlers Grapple Confident Tigermen on Princeton Mats | 2/10/1940 | See Source »

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