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Show "Realize War Duties,''' Thomas Tells South "American youths have a rendezvous ren-dezvous with destiny, and it is their duty to realize what we are fighting fight-ing for," Bruce Thomas, nationally known commentator, author, and war correspondent declared Tuesday Tues-day on a special assembly. Mr. Thomas, who accompanied the commandos on several of their raids, strongly suggested that more than half of America's youths will be killed or maimed in the present pres-ent world conflict. He asked all students to stay in school as long as possible. Not upholding "war glory," he nevertheless urged Southerners to do everything possible to aid the war effort. His vivid pictures of commando selection, training, and tactics accompanied ac-companied his demand that "We should not kid ourselves into thinking think-ing that we wpre not next on Hitler's Hit-ler's list. All decent people will some day love the commandos and . other allied soldiers keeping him away from our shores." |