Experts question Truk as Japan's main naval base
Naval analysts contest the idea that Truk was Japan's Pearl Harbor type hub. They propose the Bonins, especially Chichi Jima, as the likely major outlying base, 600 miles south of Tokyo and about 1,500 miles west of Wake. The piece notes Truk’s underdeveloped facilities and secrecy around the Bonins.
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Washington
Mar
Truk
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Bonins
Atery
Tokyo
Mathew Perry
U. S
Chichi Jima
Guam
Wake Island
Ben Morrell
Navy
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Fred Henry
Clete Roberts
Ogasawara
Naval Institute Proceedings
Little Theatre Round Table Opens Forum Tonight
The Little Theatre presents a series of round table discussions at 40 West Ochoa tonight at 8 PM with The General Auto Acting as the first topic. Mrs. Bess Whitcomb will chair and welcome aspiring actors. A workshop follows at 9 30 PM and a postponed topic on artifice and naturalism will be discussed.
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Nounces
West Ochoa
Bess Whitcomb
Little Theatre
Round Table
Virtual Civil War in France Rages Across Occupied Nation
Lisbon dispatch details a civil war in occupied France between UN partisans and German supporters. It cites thousands of collaborationist deaths, 15 000 sabotage acts, 1 000 rail attacks, 750 city hall assaults, mass executions, and German-led countermeasures under Darnand. The piece notes Vichy politics, De Gaulle symbols, and growing partisan boldness against the regime.
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Lisbon
Mar
France
United Nations
Friends of America
Germany
Joseph Darnand
Gestapo
Iing
Paris
Oreans
Amiens
Henri Pe
Vichy
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Darnand
U S Technicians Aid Mexico in Penicillin Manufacturing
Mexico City reports that U S technicians will assist in starting penicillin production in Mexico. Secretary of Health Gustav Baz said the drug will be manufactured locally soon.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Gustav Baz
Baz
Three Arizonans Join U S Marine Corps in Phoenix Induction
A Tucsonian and two area youths were inducted into the U S Marine Corps in Phoenix last week. James W. Funnell 18 son of A W and Mrs Funnell 2833 North Tyndall attended Keota Okla high school starred in football and worked for Rainbo Baking. Reynaldo V Valdez son of Placido and Mrs Valdez from Redington worked on a cattle ranch. his brother Manuel has been in the Navy since September. Arturo M Garcia 19 son of Pedro and Mrs Garcia from Tiger attended Mammoth high school and has mined for a living.
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Reynaldo V. Valdez
Redington
Placido R. Valdez
Kingston J. Smallhouse
Manuel
Arturo M. Garcia
Pedro C. Garcia
Tiger
Mammoth High School
Henry J. Kaiser to Receive De La Salle Medal
Henry J. Kaiser the West Coast ship builder will be awarded the De La Salle medal by La Salle College civic and social congress on April 12. Brother Alfred emeritus president announced Kaiser was chosen for leadership that serves the soul and challenges government to aid in a great work.
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Philadelphia
Mar
Henry J. Kaiser
de la Salle
la Salle College Civic and Social Congress
Alfred
Kaiser
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Volcerne & Vecum
Thiro
U. S. Marine Corps
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Firestone Factory
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