Thomas Jefferson (APA 30) - Naval Cruise Book

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ished. You realize the tremendous prestige Amer- ica must have in this proverty striken land. But you remember, by and by, that the fanatics who fought against you are still in the army. Perhaps old people and children are alike all over the world, and these are all you see. The women wear slacks as a rule, very loose and baggy in the seat. They prefer not to have their pictures taken, it is considered indecent in Iapan for a woman to appear in a snapshot. But they realize that when in a city the Romans have con- quered, one can not help doing somewhat as the Romans do. The modern young ladies will some- times pose, but the older ones usually decline. The children pose eagerly and keep trying to edge into pictures where they are not wanted. There are many ruins in Sasebo. It is impossible to tell whether they were homes or factories be- cause nothing but Hat rubble is left. But when you come upon a spot with hundreds of broken dishes, vases, and pots, lying in the debris you conclude a pottery shop must have stood there. Sasebo lies in a valley somewhat like the towns of West Vir- ginia, and the part that is lowest, near the winding v - s r'l'tfcsc y lyyy sq, s s ,, y .s,, up ai., I, . g 65 -f ' I , 24 . izff,,,45g , A STOREHOUSE AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION river, is blown to pieces, while the residential dis- trict of the sloping hillsides is left untouched. These houses seem crowded, poor and ill venti- lated. Every one that has any space around it has its garden, still growing here in October, with a number of strange-looking vegetables. There is not much to buy in Sasebo. One shop, set up in the second floor of a ruined building, is well patronized by Americans. Here you can buy tasteful art objects at little expense. xli- 3 .0 is ZEKE IS IN BAD SHAPE

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JAPANESE PETTY OFFICIALS THE B-29's MISSED THESE OII. TANKS 26

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MlTSUBISHI'S NEW VOCATION