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...American radio public suffered no great loss by missing a few sentences of what Pearson and Winchell had planned to say. The particular situation which led to the sudden strictness may not, in itself, be significant. But the unheralded censorship of nation-wide commentators by an unknown hand could lead, particularly in wartime, to the abolition of all unfavorable criticism of the government, deserving or not. At present, the radio stations are in no position to stand up for their "freedom of speech," for they well realize that too-strong insistence may cause the revoking of their licenses...
...England monitors on the German frequencies, listening for Göring's gutturral voice, 'heard instead the sudden crump of bombs, a confusion of muffled shouts. A flustered voice announced that Marshal Göring had been delayed for a moment. A military band brayed...
...mounted steadily since last October, the last month when the reduced supply still exceeded the already rationed demand. In November came the U.S. invasion of North Africa and a sudden, inordinate drain on Eastern oil stocks; as the North African champaign became more complicated, the drain increased. Zero and sub-zero weather compounded the crisis. Last week some strong emergency measures were necessary. Harold L. Ickes, Petroleum Administrator for War, banned delivery of gasoline by tank car to the East, ordered the cars to haul only fuel oil. Three days earlier he and OPA cut the fuel oil ration...
...green mountains of the Cirenaican hump sudden torrential rains slowed his progress, but he pushed on. At Bengasi invasion-wise Bedouins in flapping sheets now snapped the British thumbs-up. He reorganized at El Aghéila, where German engineers had sown the dead with booby traps. He was off again, rolling under the Marble Arch on which was inscribed: "O beneficent sun, thou seest nothing greater than the City of Rome." At Wadi el Chebir wild camels and gazelles pranced across the dreary ditch-scarred land. At Wadi Zemzem the pilgrim drew himself...
...forecast for you lives of intelligence, comfort, and gracious living. Today that sort of message would be an absurdity. You are not Harvard men merely by the agreeable application of an established usage. You--and all the other young men in America of your age--were forced to a sudden maturity by the tragedy of December...