The Radford area consists of approximately 190 square miles in the Appalachian Valley portion of Montgomery and Pulaski counties, Virginia. All of it is underlain with sedimentary rocks ranging from Early Cambrian to Early Mississippian in age, and having an aggregate thickness of at least 12,000 feet. These rock units do not represent a complete sedimentary sequence in this part of the Appalachian geosyncline because much of the Radford area is covered by three overthrust sheets which conceal formations that would otherwise be exposed in the area. The greatest movement along these low-angle thrust faults appears to be that of the Pulaski thrust sheet. It has a horizontal displacement of at least eight miles and a minimum stratigraphic separation of 9000 feet. The Pulaski thrust sheet has been further complicated by three high-angle thrust faults which have contributed to the formation of three “windows” southeast of Redford. Two klippen that are associated with the Blue Ridge thrusts occur in the southeastern corner of the area. / Master of Science

Winston Churchill's active encouragement of close Anglo-American relations during the early phases of the Second World War was an important part of his direction of the British war effort. The relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt grew warmer as the war progressed and affected the outcome of the war. This relationship developed slowly out of the efforts of Churchill to obtain allies to fight against Germany. Churchill was successful in securing evidence of American support early in the war, first in the form of destroyers and Lend-Lease. In 1941 in the Atlantic these two leaders met secretly and produced an eight point plan for the post-war world. Churchill and Roosevelt met several more times during the war, and each time they released reports of the results of the meeting. Churchill was the dominant force in the partnership early in the war. As the war progressed, Roosevelt gradually began to assume leadership, especially after the United States became the dominant military power of the war. At Teheran, Churchill met for the first time with their third major ally, Joseph Stalin. From this time on, Roosevelt was clearly the dominant leader of the allies. The relationship of Roosevelt and Churchill is an important aspect of the Second World War. / M.A.