[Homer_J_Simpson]

The first of the two following excerpts is continued from December 10. The second is continued from yesterday.

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Winston S. Churchill, Triumph and Tragedy

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Liege Threatened (Middleton) – 2-4
60-Mile Gap Torn in Lines, Nazis Say – 4
Restoring Freedom of Worship to the People of Europe (photo) – 4
Our Men Belt and Jolt Foe on Line Built under Stress (Denny) – 5
U.S. Fliers Using Mindoro Airfield (Kluckhohn) – 6
War News Summarized – 6
The Ormoc Landing that Spelled Doom to the Japanese on Leyte (photo) – 7
Sights Raised for Luzon (Baldwin) – 9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 10-12
Colorado Court Curbs Labor Law – 12
Santa Claus Visits the Beekman Hospital (w/photo) – 12

[Stosh]

The money line from Churchill to Smuts:

“As usual I am optimistic; the tortoise has thrust his head out very far.”

That boy truly had a way with words - and a good deal of foresight as well.