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...country was to have a military force of eleven million by the end of 1943, this vast disruption of U.S. life seemed inevitable. Still untapped was the reservoir of draftable manpower from 38 to 45, but Selective Service estimates show that in this group the military pickings are thin and thinner. The dwindling number of single men among the older-age group (see chart) no longer meant anything to Selective Service. But the steady decline in physical fitness from 18 to 45 (which was well known) did. The weight of the draft must fall on the man under 30, married...
Despite the U.S. heavy bombers' heavy toll, the Jap dipped next day into his deep reservoir of shipping and brought out four transports, determinedly convoyed by two cruisers and four destroyers. The destination: Lae (rhymes with gay) 150 miles up the New Guinea coast from Buna, where the Jap has his nearest foothold...
...American people a question: Why should not General Hsiung leave? Of what use can his presence in Washington be to the Allied cause-since the leaders of the United Nations appear to be far from ready to share with China a unified strategy against Japan? The enormous reservoir of good will between China and America is being severely drawn upon...
...Combat Trainer, which has been approved by the National Aeronautic Association. On a large board, picturing a photographic aerial map, players place planes which maneuver into combat, one player operating a fighter force which tries to prevent the other's bombers from hitting objectives below: power plant, docks, reservoir, bridge, etc. The game's defect is its complexity, which results from impossible situations, e.g., the spinner will often indicate moves to be made which the player cannot sensibly make...
Largest untapped reservoir remains the commuters center at Dudley Hall, where the difficult task of contacting non-resident members of the College was only progressing slowly...