Don't take all this anti-robot talk personally, Bender.
Things were different back in the twentieth century.
The News of the Week in Review
The Superfortress: Symbol of Global War (illustration) – 16
Fifteen News Questions – 17
The Second Invasion Week (map) – 18
Ebb of German Power Seen on Three Fronts (Middleton) – 19
War Strikes Close to the Heart of Japan (map) – 20
Air and Naval Blows Pierce Japan’s Armor (Shalett) – 21
On Four Fronts the Allies Assault Fortress Europe (map) – 22
Battle for Cherbourg Rules Allied Strategy (by E.C. Daniel) – 23
Editorial cartoons – 24
Report from the Nation (by Lawrence Dame, Virginius Dabney, James E. Crown, Louther S. Horne, Roland M. Jones, and Lawrence E. Davies) – 25-26
Answers to Fifteen News Questions – 26
* The Times is attempting to retroactively disguise the fact that the B-29’s flew from China. Durdin’s eyewitness account of the bombing mission to Japan yesterday was datelined Chungking.
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1944/jun44/18jun44.htm#
US Marines advancing on Saipan
Sunday, June 18, 1944 www.onwar.com
In the Mariana Islands... On Saipan, elements of the US 5th Amphibious Corps continue to make progress. The 4th Marine Division reaches the west side of the island at Magicienne Bay. This advance divides the Japanese garrison. Elements of the 27th Division capture Aslito airfield. Japanese air strikes sink 1 American destroyers and 2 tankers as well as damaging the escort carrier Fanshaw Bay. Most of the American air and naval support has withdrawn to meet the approaching Japanese fleet.
In the Philippine Sea... The main US carrier forces rendezvous west of the Mariana Islands. Japanese scout planes sight the American fleet late in the day. The Japanese command intends to launch air strikes next morning, while still beyond range, and fly the aircraft to Guam to refuel and rearm.
In Italy... Elements of British 8th Army capture Assisi and continue to advance toward Perugia. Elements of the French Expeditionary Corps (part of US 5th Army), in the west, enter Radicofani.
On the Eastern Front... In the far north, Soviet forces of the Leningrad Front break through the Finnish defensive positions and advance toward Viipuri.
Don't take all this anti-robot talk personally, Bender.
Things were different back in the twentieth century.
What the he!! are those women doing in the Nemo Foundations ad????
One of the concerns about bombing from China was the security situation and what would happen if the Japanese figure out where the bases were and began a land push that direction. Not of lot of confidence in the Chinese army to protect us.