Word: prevents
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Italy employed a new dive-bomber formation. Near Valletta Harbor, Malta, and later the same day about 30 miles to the southeast of Malta, Italian dive bombers engaged units of the British Fleet. Said the Italian communique: "Violent anti-aircraft reaction and bitter combat with enemy chasers could not prevent our formations of bombers in horizontal flight and Picchiatelli-new formations of dive bombers-from achieving with dash and daring the obvious results...
Since Japan took advantage of the French collapse to impose "inspectors" on French Indo-China and prevent munitions shipments to China (TIME, July 1), Tokyo has assumed that France's prize Asiatic colony was safe in Nippon's bag. But before Japan could actually move in and take it, Oriental propriety demanded a righteous motive. It came last week when ousted Governor General Georges Catroux led important units of the Indo-Chinese colonial forces to the standard of General Charles de Gaulle, self-styled Commander of Free Frenchmen...
...Paris-Seattle Star final rowed out into Elliott Bay. Japanese are barred (because they are too skillful). So are outboard motors. Contestants are permitted to troll (drag lure through the water) or spin (cast from anchored boat). In each boat is an "observer" supplied by a rival fisherman to prevent petty cheating...
...soldiers, on top of $19,000 worth already ordered, 100,000 teeth already delivered to the Canadian Army Dental Corps. Officials said these large orders were no reflection on Canadians' oral health and equipment, merely precaution against shortage "so that a run on bicuspids or molars would not prevent [Army] dentists from making up suitable plates...
...both old & new. A snarl in Guild plans occurred last week when Co-Founder Murphy split with Partner Mowbray, prepared to start a group of his own. Also disturbing to the Guild was a request from the Theatre Guild in Manhattan that the California outfit change its name to prevent confusion...