Word: extended
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...would become a filigree of 22 bases, stretching from Hawaii to the China Seas, from the barren Aleutians to paradisiac Samoa. Pearl Harbor would continue to dominate the military map. But the U.S. armored highway across the Pacific, which once faded out a thousand miles beyond Pearl, would henceforth extend to Guam and Saipan...
These interlocking outposts would extend the Pacific frontier 3,000 miles to the west, permitting the U.S. "to apply our military power on the coast of China, in Japan, and to cover the approaches...
Fresh from their 45 to 35 victory over Governor Dummer Academy Wednesday evening, Coach Al McCoy's hoopsters will attempt to extend their winning streak to seven games when they engage Andover Academy at Andover tomorrow. Last Monday the Jayvees took their second game from Lowell Textile School; they had to fight for it, however, as they were called back from the dressing from to win by one point in an unexpected overtime period caused by the detection of a scorekeeper's error...
...support of political measures, such as the Wyatt housing bill, will not extend, Bolte said, to supporting or attacking individual Congressional candidates in the election year campaigns. He said that AVC would take a stand on issues, but not on candidates...
...completely disband our fighting forces. The War and Navy Departments now estimate that by a year from now we still will need a strength of about two million. ... In case the campaign for volunteers does not produce that number, it will be necessary by additional legislation to extend the Selective Service Act beyond...