Word: guam
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Japanese marriages are expected to take place in Christian churches-complete with white wedding gown, preacher, organ music and flowers-even though only 1% of Japanese are baptized Christians. At least 36 Protestant chapels in Tokyo cater especially to the "outsiders," but some couples even go to Guam or Hawaii for their ceremonies. The main reason they choose a Christian wedding: "It is so kakko ii [groovy]." Nevertheless, says the Rev. Eiichiro Ishii, "a mere contact with the atmosphere of the church might prove a first step for them to Christianity...
...islands' commissioner of commerce from 1961 to 1964, Kimelman was one of several businessmen who turned the U.S. possession from a sleepy haven of sand and sun into a tourist mecca. Since the islands are one of the two American free ports outside the U.S. (the other: Guam), the business of importing duty-free liquor, perfume and other goodies for tourists has grown fast. Kimelman's fortune is estimated to be $10 million...
...quiet American buildup in Vietnamese waters (from 18,000 men to 42,000), in Thailand (from 32,000 to 45,000) and along the supply lines toward Saigon (about 15,000 in Japan, the Philippines, Guam and Okinawa) reflects the changing U.S. role in Viet Nam. By September, only about 1,000 U.S. troops will be in ground-combat roles, and their task will be solely to protect American installations supplying South Vietnamese armed forces. The main thrust of the present American effort is in bombing, though Nixon was careful to note at his press conference last week that South...
...case in point occurred only days after Okinawa ceremonially changed hands. Three Guam-based B-52s were unable to refuel in mid-air on a bombing run to Viet Nam because of weather conditions in the western Pacific. They were diverted to Okinawa's Kadena A.F.B., where the big bombers were based until last year. Aware of Japanese sensitivity, the U.S. embassy in Tokyo alerted Foreign Minister Takeo Fukuda about the new flight plan of the B-52s; thus Fukuda was able to break the news of an "unavoidable emergency" that forced the planes to land on Okinawa...
...prospects for circulation increases limited. His general policy is to seek dailies that are "dominant in a growth market." Recent acquisitions have been principally in Florida, middle-sized cities in the South and West, and the U.S. Pacific islands. Gannett now even has morning, afternoon and Sunday papers on Guam, and Miller has plans for further expansion in the Pacific, which is growing in population and starved for newspapers...