Show washington ff N i S try aw it I 1 ROM OUR 0 C congressman N RES AN W K GRANGER mavy havy construction and enlistments enlistment Enlist men s the senate passed and sent to the white house a bill increasing the authorized strength of the navy by tons representing a five per cent fleet expansion the senate also accepted house amendments to a bill authorizing a naval va I 1 public works program and sent seni it to the white house the measure authorizes construction of such temporary or permanent public works as the secretary of navy may consider necessary the navy announced that men enlisted in the regular navy in the eight days immediately following the japanese attack at pearl harbor the rate of enlistments between december 8 and 15 inclusive increased from an average of a day to 2930 a day the department dopart part ment said the figures represent only first enlistments at regular navy recruiting stations and do no ng include immediate re enlistments enlistment luring during broken service enlistments enlistment if at a large number of men who were unlisted cri listed by the commandants of the various naval districts or men enlisted by the cadet selection board for flight training censorship program outlined white house secretary early told lis his press conference the 1941 plan of censorship would be superior to the system of the first world war because it would be quicker and decentralized and reporters could continue to cover the news in washington as they always had government sources of information will remain open mr earl said because the government considers it most important to transmit news from the source to the public with the least possible delay mail cable and radio messages going in and out of the country will be censored but as far as domestic publication or i broadcasting of news is concerned the censorship would operate principally at the sources of informs tion |