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...week old last week. The capitals of the world had had time to digest it, to react. The reactions were various, ranging from frank jubilation in Berlin and Rome to London's grim decision to reopen the Burma Road in the face of a muttered Japanese threat that this would bring war. From Moscow, where the balance of world power now lies, there was no news...
Needless to say, sabotage is a threat. Should construction work fall into the hands of a foreign power, havoc could be wrought behind the fences. By an ingenious system of tunnels, Widener could be drained of every learned periodical this side of the Reading Room. Then, too, the workers in charge might run berserk in their lonely isolation behind the fences and, from force of habit, rear another Weld or Matthews...
...acres is about all the land the Soviet Union has that is suitable for cotton culture, and they hoped ultimately to bring their average yield up to about a bale to the acre. But even if they should reach their objective, they still would not be a threat to the world market if they consume as much cotton as they claim they will...
...threat to sue stumpy, pale Dr. Fernandez Artucio was too much for Uruguay's pride. Out of the files again came an 80-page indictment. Into the jug again went Nazi Leader Arnulf Fuhrmann and seven of his disciples. Führer Fuhrmann cheerfully admitted hatching the plot, insisted it was just a joke. After reports had been published of Nazi plans to invade Patagonia, he chuckled, he had built up the hoax to tickle the ribs of his fellow Germans in Argentina...
...Polish newspapers of New England are fully aware of the threat of Hitler to this country and are in accord with all measures taken to combat it, according to a survey of the foreign language newspapers of New England, undertaken by American Defense, Harvard Group...