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Show - riioiF16ii3Iii5bHit riioiF16ii3Iii 5bHit 111 111Washington Washington Washlna1on , D 0.OOMHINO 0OOMHINO O 0 . 0-Ws 0 Ws B-Ua B Ua 11-295 11 295 BUaThe 11295The - BOMBINO flOM1IINO NIPS WITH WITIJ - - The plan of 01 continuously bombing bombingJapan bombin bombinJapan Japan from Saipan Salpan promises to be beone b bone one of the most important strategict- strategict strategitof atrateile strategit . of the war But like all difficult dimcult in innovations lx lxnovationa novations novationa it already has baa evolved evolved.ome evolve evolvesome ' . some .ome ome serious aerious kinks kmks which must be beIronf'd bironed b bIroned Ironed Ironf'd Ironfd ' outThey outThey out They include crew fatigue main mair maintenance mairtenance tenance problems problem . weather condl condi cond conditlons condtions tlons tions and home front production producUon ot otplanell c cplanes i planes planell to replace those lost In action acUon actior acUonl1pon actioriJpon 1 cTpon l1pon iJpon these factors depend the fre- fre frequency frt frtquency - quency with whichwe which we can keep up upthe u ; | the rain of bombs bombl on JapanThe JapanThe Japan JapanThe The bombing bombln , of Japan trom irom rom Salpan Sai Sal Saipan Salpan pan represents represent . a gruelling experi experience experience expertence ence tor for the crews crew . involved and allowances al allowances allowances lowances must muat mu t be made to provld provide provid providenecessary providnecessary provldnecessary < necessary rest reat periods period . If any of the thecrews thcrews th thcrews < crews participating in the Thanks Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving giving Day raid tried It again thre th.rei threi three threedaya th.reidays . day daya days later it would b ber be ' only naturaI naturalI natural natura naturato I to expect that their operationalI operationalability operationsability operational operations I ability would be proved reduced reducet reducedI reducedbecause reducetbecause reducecbecause because of the wearing effect of th liii the the8arHer liiiearlier < I earlier 8arHer 3 000 mile flight flightIt flightI flightIt I It has hat also been found that intor infor intormation information matlon mation on weather over Japan Is Is.UlI ii iistill li , . still .UlI UlI not entirely accurateBut accurateBut accurate accurateBut But reconnaissance photos takerafter taken taker takenalter takerafter alter after the first two raids raida did .how how shov shovsevere . showsevere .howsevere , severe damage to a major aircraftplant aircraft aircraftplant aircraftplant ; plant outside of Tokyo also effective ellectivi effectiveshattering ellectivishattering ertectlvtshattering shattering of l several veral water front frontareas frontareas frontareas : areas which are jampacked with withTokyo wit witTokyo withTokyo Tokyo tramcOther traffleOther traffic tramc traffle trafficOther Other Ob Obstacles Obstaoies aclell to Raids Italds RaidsOfficials Raid Italdsomcaals . Officials Official omcaals . have also learned thatthe that thai thatthe thaithe the B 29 still atill has certain defects defectswhich defectswhich defectiwhich which may require modification in iii infuture iiifuture infuture future production These prlmartly primarily prlmartlyconcern primarilyconcern primarilyconcern concern the safety of air crews crew ? , and and.hould andshould andshould .hould hould should . be remedied remedJed before bombingof bomblngof bomblng bombing of Japan can be carried out on a aday aday aday day to- to to-day to day toay - < ! - ay baalsAir basisAir basis baals basisAir Air corps corp . officials official . still lUll reiterate reiteratethat reiteratethat reiteratethat that the air phase of the war against againstJapan againstJapan againstJapan Japan Is nearing Its climax but butadmit butadmit butadmit admit that several .everal everal . more months monlh . willpass wlll will wlllPal willpass Pal pass , before betort\ betort betortthe \ : the air drive can be bereally bereally bereally really stepped .tepped tepped . up to it its . peakOne peakOne peak peakOne One \ major n\aJor n aJor hope is that General GeneralMacArthur GeneralMacArthur GeneralMacArthur MacArthur s a forces forcel will be able to tosecure tosecure tosecure secure several bases in the Philip Phtllp Philip- Philippines Philippines . - pines so .0 0 . that the B 2Ss 29s 29 . can operatefrom operatefrom operate operateIrom Irom from there thus smashing at the the.outh thesouth thesouth .outh outh south . of ot Japan almost at will willBecause willBecause willBecause Because of the B 20s 29s Bit vast va.t vat . size it Is Isalmost isalmost Isalmost almost impossible to conceal them themunder themunder themunder under camouflage with the resultthat result resultthat resultihat that ihat Japanese planes still st111 operating operatingfrom operatingfrom operatingfrom from scores acores of fleld fields . in the Philip Philip- Philippines Philippines . - pines could bomb B 29s at will if ifthey ifthey ifthey they were based bated on Leyte nowRUSSIA now . . . RUSSIA AND JAPAN JAPANNow JAPANNow JAPANNow Now that Stalin has put the lhe Japa Japanese Japarieae Japanese nese rieae on notice noUce for lor war calling callingthem callingLhem callingthem them Lhem an aggressor nation another anotherchapter anotherhapter anotherchapter chapter hapter regarding Jimmy Jlmmy DooUtUe DoolltUe DoolitUe s . sraid sraid raid on Tokyo can be told toldAfter toldAfter toldAfter After dropping dropplnll It its . bomb load on onTokyo ont'okyo onTokyo Tokyo t'okyo ' one of the planes planet developed developeda developedS a S leak In It its . gas line A Aware wa re tha that thate thathe t the he ) e could not make friend friendly . , Chinese Clineae Chineseterritory Clineae.errttory Chineseterritory territory .errttory errttory . the pilot pllot set Bet his hit course foroviet for forSoviet torSoviet Soviet ; oviet Siberia figuring flgurlng he mightbarely might mightbarely mightarely barely ) arely be able to reach dry land landInternment landnternment landInternment Internment nternment he figured was better betterthan betteritan betterthan than itan execution When the fuel gaveut gave gaveout gaveout out ut he had no Idea where he was wasbut wasUt wasbut but ) Ut landed on the best flat stretchhe strelch stretch strelchhe stretchle he le could find flnd findAs findAs As the crew of the lhe plane piledn.it piled piledout piledout out n.it nit . a column of tanks appeared appearedover appearedver appearedover over , ver a nearby hill hUI The airmen airmenclimbed airmenlimbed airmenclimbed climbed limbed back into their plane and andprepared andrepared andprepared prepared , repared to make a fight nght for it butfinally but butfinally butinally finally inally saw the Soviet red star on onthe onhe onthe the he leading tank and got out of the theplane thelane theplane plane lane againThe againThe again againThe The pilot walked forward to talk talkwith talkvtth talkwith with vtth the lhe Soviet major who jumpedout jumped jumpedout jumpedtut out tut of the lhe leading tank Using English Eng Engllsh Englab llsh lab gestures and one or two words wordsof wordsif wordsof of if Russian the pilot tried to ex cx explain cxlnin explain plain lnin how he happened to be thereFinally thereFinally there thereFinally Finally the Russian officer omcer sl st at pped ppedhim ppedurn ppedhim him urn In fairly good English he said sold saidYes soldYes saidYes Yes we know all about the bomb bombing bombng bombing ing ng of o ( Tokyo And we knew one plane'as plane planewas planewas was 'as as ' In trouble lrouble and mifeht mlbht might be head heading headng heading ing ng this way We came out to see seeif seeC seeIf if C we could find yo I > IThe iThe The bomber crew started to climbnto climbinto climb climbinto into nto the tanks when suddenly an another anther another other ther column of tanks at a ( pea peared red from fromthe fromhe fromthe the he opp site slle direitl dlredt direiti n ii A Jap officer omcer officercame omcerame officercame came ame r i ning nlnl { I vard yard the R B Isslans issians Isslansshouthg issianshoutit isslansshoutii shouthg houtit g nils 111s 11 is Is Japirtse Jap'H JapH Japu ' tse ( e terntory tel ter teritory ' tltory itory We di dl dc ci ard aId d the surrt surrer > rder der of ofthe ofhe ofthe the he Amprlcn Amf'rll'fI AmfrllfI Amerirn ' ' sThe SThe s sThe The Russi flussi n n ci j r Imn loin Imne e I latelydug all"ly allly ateiy all"lydug ateiytug " dug tug out his i 1 t s insist Inlsli insisti _ ! g f ? he na3 na3fl \ waion 0.5 05 0.5on . on fl Soviet soil suit The Tt1e argviinei arf\lmel arf lmel argurnei : \ t raged ragedIn ragedn ragedin In n German .ermon ermon C.erman Cerman ( . . f t r seveial sevellil min mln mm tes ies until un on unt1I onii ' t1I ii fli fil fir ally the Jap\ Jap Japgf Jap a ! \ gi gf Iv lv stalked sialked ofT ofTordering of offordering ! ordering rciering his tai tar ks I t flr fir TI T ) Is it wasnawered was wasanswered wasanswered answered nawered by a v Hey I1ey fr m oh the Rus Rut Russian Rutian Russlan sian ian tanks both ain aln sin ng at the ihe sky skyThe skyhe skyThe The he Russian tanks It U e druve droce onleaving on onIcaving onsaving Icaving saving the alrplar airplate e t > ellnd tellnd i'elind ielind i'elindThey r-el r el ' - ellndThey ind indThey They had been g 1 I 8 g at * > l a last fast clip clipfor clipor clipfor for or al at v uiit out t halfan half an h ur when Ihe the IheRt theti theRi Rt ti s.ian sian s . . lan jan maj ma ) ] r turr tun turt ed t ti h the Amel'l Amell Amen Amel'lcan Amenan American ' can an plot p lot and gaid Bald said gaidI BaldI saidI I now nowelcome welcome \\elcome elcome \ y lu JU ) U to the Un onof on onof onf of f St < ; ( v " et I"t It Socialist oclaUst ' > Re ReI Re1 [ ubUcsThe ubiicsThe ubilcs ubUcs ubiics ubilcsThe The border had j st 5t at been crossedCAPITAl crossed . . . 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