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Flying a daytime flight from Chungking to Chengtu in a Douglas DC-3, Captain Hugh L. Woods (who had been shot down by the Japanese once before) was attacked by a flight of five Japanese bombers. Woods dived, landed the plane on a tiny field at Suifu, taxied his ship...
Having negotiated - from Lashio, Burma, to Kunming, China - 726 agonized miles of the world's most deadly, contorted, breath-taking and important highway, Arnstein told newshawks at Chungking: "It's a good road, and its capacity, with efficient operation, is practically unlimited. It is possible that in the...
But, while all this made Chiang Kai-shek beamish with joy, Dan Arnstein's mission was scarcely a flawless triumph. Knowing little, caring nothing about protocol and the sanctity of face in the Orient, at Chungking receptions the hardhitting ex-cabby and his blunt, breezy manner had Occidental diplomats...
Man at War. The U.S. Army is not at war, but its Secretary is. Believing that the U.S. will some day have to fight Hitler, he is quite consciously trying to win its battles beforehand. Faced with the intricate problems of Lend-Lease aid to the Allies, he is daily...
The equipment NBC installed in the garage adjoining Engineer Smith's pleasant stucco house was similar to that used in its Long Island listening post. It has three receivers constantly beamed on Tokyo, Saīgon and Chungking. The three receivers are due to be manned from 4 a.m...