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Jap Base To Be Yank Main Street
NAVAL BASE Yokosuka A portion of this once bristling Japanese bastion is being converted into a replica of an American main street for Navy and Marine families during the occupation. The plan, authored by U S Navy Capt Benton W Decker, envisions 160 duplex houses plus 10 to 12 larger officers homes, two to three bedroom barracks conversions, and new school and service facilities with American sewage and power systems. The Japanese government will cover erection costs as reparations. Decker expects 2000 men and 150 officers to occupy the site, with wives among potential teachers. disposal of 83 midget submarines and guns proceeds as Japanese crews dismantle and smelt the scrap. The project aims to house 380 families on the former naval training school site.