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...Among this book's merits is the exactness of its figures on Japanese planes and plane production. Correspondent Abend's figures: Japan has more than 6,800 Army & Navy planes of all kinds; can produce no more than 300 planes a month; has never reached its yearly quota of 4,000, owing to shortages of alloy steels and machine tools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tremendous Triangle | 5/25/1942 | See Source »

...Chico, Calif. exceeded its quota in two days-contributions from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHARITY: Not from Pity | 5/4/1942 | See Source »

This announcement, indicating that the Navy's V-1 quota has not been fill-or has been enlarged, offers graduates and members of the Classes of 1942 and 1943 the renewed opportunity to enroll in the V-7 program of officers' training...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NAVY CANCELS V-7 RECRUITING CLOSE | 5/4/1942 | See Source »

Eight more men became members of the 1942-43 Student Council When the nine popularly-elected members yesterday made appointments to fill the regular quota and to even up representation of college groups...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STUDENT COUNCIL PICKS EIGHT MORE MEMBERS | 4/30/1942 | See Source »

...cook, "was a 'numero' in all senses of the word." ("A 'numero' . . . was one degree lower than a 'type,' but less severe than 'individu.' ") Armed with a butcher's knife and fortified with three liters of red wine (her daily quota: five liters), Therese was formida ble. She endeared herself to the local wags by surreptitiously serving the unpopular Navet "chat farci" -stuffed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Gamins & Spinach | 4/27/1942 | See Source »

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