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...first actual loss of U.S. territory was a small but symbolic one. Some 400 Japanese naval troops swarmed onto Guam at dawn on Dec. 10 and soon swept into the capital of Agana. After half an hour of gunfire, Guam's Governor, U.S. Navy Captain George McMillin, learned that an additional 5,000 Japanese were landing. He sounded three blasts on an auto horn to signal surrender. McMillin attempted negotiations in sign language, but he and his men finally had to strip to their undershorts and stand in embarrassed silence while the Rising Sun replaced the Stars and Stripes atop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down but Not Out | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

After singles by Stefvan Drezek and Todd Dextradeur, Brian McMillin ripped a Forman pitch past the shortstop and into left field, driving in Drezek to tie the score at two runs apiece...

Author: By Dan Breiner, | Title: Batsmen Bow in Ninth, 6-4 | 4/13/1989 | See Source »

...next at-bat Doug Demeo broke the tie by lofting a Texas Leaguer into no-man's land between Harvard second baseman Casey Cobb and rightfielder Ted Decareau. Both Dextradeur and McMillin came around to score on the bloop hit, making it 4-2, Holy Cross...

Author: By Dan Breiner, | Title: Batsmen Bow in Ninth, 6-4 | 4/13/1989 | See Source »

...beans in the teens" by year's end, which would break the record high of $12.90 reached during a shortage in 1973. As a result, the Department of Agriculture now estimates that food prices will rise between 3% and 5% this year, but those estimates may prove optimistic. John McMillin, an analyst for the investment firm Prudential-Bache, foresees a possible double-digit increase in food prices during...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Drought's Food-Chain Reaction | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

...NOTEBOOK: Leverett's Lennon gained more yards, 66, on the first series than all other Leverett runners combined...Currier ends up 4-2...Currier players Woody McMillin and Danny Sullivan were both members of last year's Quincy squad which lost the championship to Cabot/North...

Author: By Dan Breiner, | Title: Leverett Thumps Currier to Take Football Title | 11/19/1986 | See Source »

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