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Dates: during 1930-1939
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5) Institution of compulsory military service: one year in the labor corps (18-19) ; two years in active service; 25 years in the reserve.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 10, 1938 | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

Last week, Malin Craig, who reaches the mandatory retirement age of 64 next year, took his biggest swipe yet at general age levels. Upon his recommendation, the President promoted Brigadier General Henry H. Arnold.* 52, to be major general and chief of air corps; Brigadier General William H. Wilson, 60...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Craig's Accent | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

An army flier since 1911, assistant chief of his corps since 1936, lively General Arnold succeeds the late Major General Oscar Westover, who crashed last fortnight (TIME. Oct. 3). Air corps officers esteem Henry Arnold for administrative spunk, his recent efforts to take the kinks out of procurement, his help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Craig's Accent | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

Last week the CAA, in its first big airport decision, gave its nod to the Gravelly Point site, immediately set about securing a $4,000,000 PWA appropriation, cooperation of the Army Engineering Corps and WPA labor to get the new Washington National Airport under way. A mile further downriver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Dream Field | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

Planned for use within a twelvemonth, with finishing touches to go on for a year more, the eventual Washington National Airport will have a seaplane terminal at its south end, can be extended half its size again by filling in to the northeast. Peskiest bug in the project is the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Dream Field | 10/10/1938 | See Source »

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