"I'm on a better wicket now and can say more than I could a week ago." began tall, young Duncan Sandys (rhymes with ampersands), facing a packed press conference in London. Lieut. Colonel Sandys also M.P. and husband of Churchill's daughter Dianawho has been in charge of Britain's defense against buzzbombs, then gave the facts of the robot blitz, now ended:
¶ In 80 days the robombs had damaged 870,000 English houses, killed 5,817 people, seriously wounded 17.036 others.
¶ Allied counterattacks during 18 months against the rocket coast expended 2,900 airmen, 450...
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