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Brainchild of a five-man engineering team headed by wispy Jiro Horikoshi, designer of World War II's deadly Zero fighter, the YS 11 is a response to mounting Japanese sentiment that "Japan must get its own skies back." Grounded by Occupation edicts from the end of World War II until 1952, the once potent Japanese aircraft industry has fluttered along since then by producing a handful of U.S.-designed planes under license...
Edwin D. Canham, editor of the Christ- ian Science Monitor, will address a special session from 1 to 2 o'clock on Saturday. From 2 o'clock until 4, Karl Deutsch, George DeSantillana, Casper Horikoshi, speaking on Germany, Italy, and Japan respectively will join Professor Fay in discussing the topic, "It the Re-education of Axis Power Possible Through an International office of Education to Preserve Peace?" Paul E. Johnston, professor of Psychology at Boston University, will be the moderator at this forum...
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