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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King spoke at Elgin Academy winter forum in Elgin, Ill., urging the U.S. Navy to be prepared to fight at a distance to secure national and global peace, emphasizing open seaways and overseas defenses.
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ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - To preserve national security and the peace of the world, says fleet admiral Ernest J. King, the U. S. navy must be ready to beat the enemy to the punch-and at a distance.
"We must be ready to keep the seaways open, no less for our welfare than for our security," the wartime navy commander said last night at the Elgin Academy winter forum.
"We must establish our overseas line of defense thousands of miles from the American mainland and ... be able to act quickly and effectively."
The navy's first task, he said, is to preserve the security of the United States, the second the security of the western hemisphere, and the third the peace of the world.
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Fleet admiral Ernest J. King addressed the Elgin Academy winter forum, stating the U.S. Navy must be ready to fight at a distance to preserve national security and world peace by keeping seaways open, establishing overseas defenses thousands of miles from the mainland, and acting quickly. He outlined the navy's tasks: first, U.S. security; second, western hemisphere security; third, world peace.