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Show GUAM BECOMES ' BASE FOR U. S. The 225-square mile island of Guam, which was not fortified by the United States because of the attitude of t;Imid congressmen, will become "synonomous with military and naval power'" declares de-clares Major-General Henry L. Larsen, now the Governor of the island and director of construction and rehabilitation. The General says that Guam is being turned into an impregnable fortress and staging area with thousands of workers employed in constructing harbor, airfield and contains a 10,000-bed hospital for other installations. Already, it the treatment of casualties and 1,000 Army and Navy nurses and Red Cross workers are on the island. is-land. General Larsen says that the harbor when completed will be another Pearl Harbor and that there are many airfields, including includ-ing a strip for B-29 Superfortresses Superfortress-es which was an impenetrable jungle jun-gle in December. Regardless of the discussion in regard to the islands taken from the Japs in the Pacific, Guam is a part of the United States and military mil-itary installations now being constructed con-structed will make it an invaluable invalua-ble base for the nation forever. |