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Guam. More than halfway across the Pacific, over 8,000 miles from Washington D. C., 1,400 miles from Tokyo, the island of Guam lies midway in the passage to India. About 50 miles away, visible on a clear day, lies the mysterious, Japanese-controlled island of Rota that Pan American clippers are forbidden to fly over. Guam's 20,000 natives raise vegetables, do little work to keep alive. Its tiny U. S. naval establishment keeps the nine towns clean and healthy, and ponders the strange ways of the U. S. Congress...
...penetration almost automatic. They have already invaded Mindanao with brigades of civilians and regiments of cheap products. A tight submarine ring might suffice to hold in the small U. S. squadron. based on Manila. East of the Philippines the Japanese already have bases in the mandated islands at Saipan, Rota, Yap, Palau...
Switzerland last week furnished the first notable spy trial of World War II. A brunette dancer called Nina (real name: Virginia Capt Rota), arrested at the frontier as she sought to enter France last month, was found guilty of possessing Swiss anti-aircraft defense secrets. She was supposedly to deliver them by roundabout route to Italy. She was sentenced to five years in jail. With her were convicted Roger Joël, former draftsman in a Swiss arms plant; Paul Rochat, a Geneva detective, and Rochat's wife Dolly. In jail, Dancer Nina hunger-struck and tried suicide (wrist...
...Catholic authorities deny that such a ceremony, if any in fact was performed, could be valid because no action has been taken by the Sacred Roman Rota to dissolve the Countess' previous marriage...
...Congregation for the Propagation of Faith (missions); Monsignor Nicola Canali, assessor of the Congregation of the Holy Office (the Church's watchdog in matters of faith and morals); Monsignor Domenico Jorio, secretary of the Congregation of the Sacraments; Monsignor Massimo Massimi, dean of the Sacred Roman Rota (the Church's trial court); Monsignor Carlo Cremonesi, papal Grand Almoner; Monsignor Vincenzo La Puma, secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious; Monsignor Frederico Cattani Amadori, papal auditor, secretary of the Apostolic Signatura (Supreme Tribunal of the Roman Curia); Monsignor Domenico Mariani, treasurer of the papal Ministries; Rev. Pietro...