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Show f i It's a Small World , After All AZIMUTHAL WORLD PROJECTION BRINGS WAR NEARER SALT LAKE CITY This is bow globe would look if center were on Pacific coast Europe's wars are approximately approxi-mately 650 mile closer to Salt Lake City since soviet Russia moved against Finland, a study of an azimuthal world projection map centered on America's west coast discloses. An azimuthal projection map Is a flat version of what you would see If you were to look at a globe of the world with your home town as the center. Petsamo, where Finland and Russia have seen sharp fighting, is nearer Salt Lake City than the western front by more than 500 miles. Murmansk, Russia, Is not "at the end of the earth," as generally supposed at least not with respect to Salt Lake City. Murmansk Is much closer to Salt Lake City than Berlin roughly, 800 miles nearer. And where are Murmansk, Pet-tamo, Pet-tamo, TornloT If you were to aland at Second South and Main street In Salt Lake City and look In the direction of the Utah state capltol dome just seven degrees east of due north, you would be looking toward the soviet-Finnish war theater. |