Thinking It Over: Nazi Brutality and Allied Reflections
The piece surveys Nazi reprisals across Europe with examples from Belgrade Norway and France. It discusses civilian executions for resistance, Japanese and Vichy complicity, and Churchill and de Gaulle viewpoints on resistance and ethics of assassination. It stresses the brutal efficiency of occupation and the American shift in understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frériéh
Nantes
Bordeaux
Germany
Petain
de Gaulle
Hitler
Porters To Play Bradley In Final Home Tilt
Lockport Township high school football meets unbeaten Bradley at home in a league title clash. Henderson stars at back, Kesser throws a 50 yard TD pass as Porters prep new tricks for the decisive game before finishing season at Lemont against Fox Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Lindberg
S. Lockport Township
Bradley
Lockport
Henderson
Tendall
Kesser
Bucks
Lindberg
Lemont
Mike Waesco
Fox Valley
Escape Plot Averts Convict Ship Out In Box
Warden Edward M. Stubblefield investigated a daring escape by Sam Lee Harper a 39 year old robber from Livingston county who hid in a fibre box in the Stateville tailor shop. Harper carried scissors and hoped to punch air holes and flee but guards found him before shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Stubblefield
Stateville
Sam Lee Harper
Livingston County
Stubblefield
Harper
Army Private Behum 100 Percent Safety Record Highlighted
Private Andrew J. Behum of the Quartermaster corps at Fort Sheridan is praised by Major General J. M. Cummins for establishing a perfect safety record in moving Army supply trucks. He assisted in convoying over 300 new trucks from Chicago to stations in Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin with no accidents or delays and strict compliance with traffic laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Churchill
Hitler
Greece
Andrew J. Behum
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Sheridan
J. M. Cummins
Sixth Corps
Behum
Quartermaster
Chicago
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
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Men’s Union
Meeker and
Gruber
Belgrade
Norway
Russia
Josef Terboven
Winston Churchill
J. Alvarez del Vayo
America
Joliet, Ill
Porters
McCarthy
John J
Chicago St
Army
Ranger
Rice & Larsen
Jewelers
van Buren
Ottawa Sts
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