Word: southwester
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week Colonel Carmichael put on his first big show over Rabaul, Japanese naval and air base 600 miles northeast of Port Moresby, 700 miles northwest of Guadalcanal. For once, he had enough planes: more Fortresses than anyone had ever had before in the Southwest Pacific. For once, the raid was well planned. First the Australians went over Rabaul in their Catalina flying boats, loosed their bombs shortly after midnight. Then, about 4 a.m. when the Japs were comfortably in bed again, the Fortresses began coming...
...command United Nations' air forces in the southwest Pacific (replacing Lieut. General George H. Brett), Major General George C. Kenny...
Scar-lipped Major General George C. Kenney, new Allied air commander in the Southwest Pacific area (see p. 63), said his flyers were taking a five-to-one toll of Jap planes. But he added: "If anybody thinks we haven't got a fight on our hands down here they'd better roll over and start dreaming on the other side...
...West, the University of California is favored to win the Pacific Coast Conference title for the first time in five years. In the South, all eyes are on the Georgia Bulldogs and Frank Sinkwich, speedy bonecrusher who made 15 All-Americas last year despite a broken jaw. In the Southwest, any one of a half-dozen teams might come out on top, but preseason dope favors Texas University and Texas...
Dominating the southern end of the quadrangle is massive Widener Library, third largest in the United States. Facing it at the north end is the Memorial Church, built in remembrance of Harvard's dead in the World War. In the southwest corner stands Lehman Hall, hangout of the University bill collectors...