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February 21, 1931

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PLANES SAVE PANAMA FROM 'ENEMY' ATTACK IN NAVAL WAR GAME; Air Fleet Turns Tide of Battle for "Blues" in Mighty Manoeuvre. "BLACK" VESSELS TOO SLOW Ponderous Battleships Unable to Elude Aircraft Led by Dirigible Los Angeles. NEW POLICY MAY FOLLOW Washington Now Expected to React to Success of Air Work in Future Naval Building. Battle Surges To and Fro. PLANES SAVE CANAL FROM 'ENEMY' NAVY Light Ships Harass "Enemy." Patoka in Gulf of Dulce. Chase Proves Futile. Night Battle Opens "War." Planes Cripple Transports. The Los Angeles Is "Lost." "Armistice" Declared. Change in Building Policy Seen.

By Hanson W. Baldwin. Staff Correspondent of the New York Times. Special Cable To the New York Times. Special To the New York Times

Panama Canal defense; manoeuvres

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WOODCOCK OPPOSES USING ARMED FORCES; Pressure Policy Is Preferable, Wickersham Body Told by Prohibition Director. COMMISSION SUPPLIES DATA It Complies With the Senate's Request for Testimony Taken During Long Inquiry. Woodcock Views New York. Stresses Rise in Smuggling. WOODCOCK OPPOSES USING ARMED FORCES Policies Suggested. Weighs Dispensary System. Mrs. Willebrandt's Views. Wickersham's Letter. List of the Documents Supplied.

By Special to The New York Times

Stand of Director Woodcock

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