Pierce Soviet Line – 2-4
Red Navy Accepts Nazi Story of Spee – 3
The International Situation – 4
Russians Attack Just To Get Warm – 5
Russians Drown as Finns Blast Lake Ice; Defending Night Raiders Speed on Skates* – 5
Italian Press Says Soviet Forces Imperil Afghanistan, India, Iran – 6
‘Angel’ Guarding Finns Seen in Sky by Soldiers – 6
Roosevelt Gets Assurance of 11,825 in Philadelphia – 7
Mexican Chamber Passes School Bill – 10
American Girl, Back From China, Tells of the Nation’s Dire Suffering – 11
Moscicki’s Freedom Stirs Nazis’ Protest – 11
Incidents in European Conflict – 12
Bronte Film Wins Award of Critics – 13-15
Paulette Goddard Faces Contempt – 15
WPA Forum to Hold a Concert on Jan. 7 – 15-16
Court Dismisses Suit Over United Artists – 16
Finds Little to Laud in ‘Gone With Wind’ – 16
News of the Stage – 17
* But the Finns had foreseen the manoeuvre. Their machine guns had a clear field of fire across the lakes and their artillery blasted huge holes in the ice, to drown whole groups of Russians.
Just when you think it couldn’t possibly get any worse . . .
In exactly five years Americans will be fighting on another frozen battlefield (see “Band of Brothers,” Chapter 11 or Disk #3). But at least they won’t have to worry about the ground opening up and dropping them into ice water when they are hit with artillery. They will be on nice, solid ground.
