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Last July 14 the people of France, by order of Vichy, were forbidden to celebrate Bastille Day, the hallowed festival of French democracy. But in the ancient city of Caen, Normandy, an automobile sped to the Franco-Prussian War memorial. A man uniformed as a French officer jumped out, placed a wreath on the memorial stones, made a quick getaway...
...defense concern to the U.S. So is the fact that Universal's new, rapidly expanding rifle and machine-gun capacity could, in case of need, be turned to making guns for U.S. defense. Equally important, providing many a valuable lesson for other emergency producers, is the way Universal sped into production...
...their passage on a Japanese liner sailing two days before the President's deadline expired on July 15. The British safe conduct to Japan had arrived too late. Captain Wiedemann talked to Washington and Berlin. Then he chartered three planes, stowed his party and their luggage aboard, and sped eastward. Said the Captain as he peeled $100 bills off a fat bankroll, to pay baggage men: "Well have to win the war to pay for this trip." In Washington, Chargé d'Affaires Dr. Hans Thomsen scraped the Embassy bare of cash to pay the Captain...
...husband's name and a junior officer was stationed there to answer phone calls until she and the General could make their getaway. At the frontier, guarded by quick-firing Senegalese, Mme. Collet stepped on the gas of her husband's car, hooted the horn and sped over. Impressed by the noise, the native corporal called the guard to attention and solemnly presented arms...
...Committee on Cooperation with the American Republics. Also interested were no less than 16 semi-official organizations such as the Committee on Cultural Relations with Latin America and the Council for Pan American Democracy, plus many smaller groups. These, however, did not seem to be enough. Into the breach sped an army of energetic amateurs who were soon brevetted with official status...