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Midway Island, Battle of, World War II
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Midway Island, Battle of, World War II (4 June 1942) The USA had a naval/air base on this tiny island 1,500 miles west of Hawaii, which the Japanese, under
Yamamoto, planned to seize by an amphibious operation in order to resume the offensive against the US begun in
Pearl Harbor. US intelligence learnt of the plan and a US naval force attacked, despite having an inferior fleet. The battle was fought by carriers 250 miles apart and by US land planes from the base. Four Japanese carriers, each with a complement of planes and some 1,500 men on board, were sunk, together with three transports carrying 6,000 men. One US carrier was lost. The battle was decisive in that it turned the naval balance in the Pacific towards the USA.
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MIDWAY AIRLINES AND GREAT LAKES AVIATION SIGN MARKETING AGREEMENT
PR Newswire; 8/9/1995; 700+ words
; ...N.C., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Midway Airlines and Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd...will provide regional airline service at Midway's Raleigh/Durham hub for connecting...cargo. GLA will operate using the name Midway Connection and share Midway Airlines two...
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Midway Airlines sells Philadelphia assets; focuses resources at Chicago's Midway Airport. (includes fact sheet)
PR Newswire; 10/19/1990; 700+ words
; MIDWAY AIRLINES SELLS PHILADELPHIA ASSETS; FOCUSES RESOURCES AT CHICAGO'S MIDWAY AIRPORT CHICAGO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Midway Airlines (NYSE: MDW) today announced that it has reached a decision to reduce significantly its level of...
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Midway Airlines Shuts Down After Northwest Drops Deal;Move Could Leave Holiday Travelers Stranded
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/14/1991; ; 700+ words
; Midway Airlines shut down service at midnight last night after...which could leave travelers with holiday reservations on Midway stranded, came hours after Northwest informed Midway that its board of directors had voted not to acquire any...
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Midway Airlines Reports Progress in Latest Attempt to Resume Flights.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 8/6/2002; 700+ words
; ...News Aug. 6--RALEIGH, N.C.--Midway Airlines said Monday that it has overcome...meeting with success along the way," Midway attorney Gerald A. "Jeb" Jeutter told bankruptcy judge A. Thomas Small. But Midway must return to court today to get some...
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Midway Plans Acquisition of Pan-Nevada Gold Corporation Strategic Acquisition Increases Gold Resources and Strong Exploration Opportunities on Four Major Gold Trends in Nevada
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 12/12/2006; 700+ words
; ...COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Dec. 12, 2006) - Midway Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MDW) ("Midway") is pleased to announce that it has entered...with the combined entity to carry on under the Midway Gold Corp. name. Under the Arrangement...
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Midway Deal with US Airways Triggers Passenger Scramble in Raleigh, N.C.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 7/19/2002; 700+ words
; ...childhood friend in Connecticut, so he bought Midway tickets at 11 p.m. Wednesday -- an...operations. Thursday morning he was at the Midway ticket counter, hoping for a miracle...and the guy who drives the bus said, 'Midway, Terminal C? They're not there anymore...
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Midway Airlines, American Eagle Dispute Parking Spot at North Carolina Airport.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 10/30/2001; 700+ words
; ...Oct. 30--MORRISVILLE, N.C.--Midway Airlines and American Eagle, which have...American Eagle jetliner could park near a Midway gate at Terminal C. American Eagle thought they could; Midway executives said think again, and they...
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Midway Announces Changes to Its Senior Management Team.
Business Wire; 1/14/2008; 700+ words
; ...and In-Game Advertising CHICAGO -- Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY) today announced that Thomas E. Powell, Midway's executive vice president, chief...Jacobson will assume expanded roles within Midway's marketing organization. Ms. Hamilton...
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Midway Conducts Nationwide Tryouts to Find Next Midway Sports MLB SlugFest Cheerleaders and Allows Fans to be a Part of the Action.
Business Wire; 1/14/2003; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2003 Midway Sports(TM), the sports brand of leading...software industry publisher and developer Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), announced...Sheeler, vice president of marketing, Midway. "We thought we would turn the excitement...
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Midway Goes Old School with Midway Arcade Treasures at 2003 Classic Gaming Expo.
Business Wire; 8/8/2003; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2003 Midway Arcade Treasures Brings More Than 20 Classic...Time Ever on Next-Generation Consoles Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading...developer, announced today that it will make Midway(R) Arcade Treasures(TM), the first...
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Midway Games, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Midway Games, Inc. 3401 North California Avenue...Recreation, Not Elsewhere Classified Midway Games, Inc., is one of the world...video game consoles and personal computers. Midway has published or distributed some of the...
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Midway Airlines Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Midway Airlines Corporation 300 West Morgan Street...956-4800 Toll Free: 1-800-44-MIDWAY (1-800-446-4392) Fax: (919) 595...481112 Scheduled Freight Air Transportation Midway Airlines Corporation puts an old name on...
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Midway, Battle of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
MIDWAY, BATTLE OF MIDWAY, BATTLE OF (4 – 6 June 1942), a major engagement of aircraft...Yamamoto, commander of Japan's Combined Fleet, resolved to take Midway Island and force Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, commander of the U.S...
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Midway, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Midway, battle of. This was fought between Japanese...collected a force of 145 warships to invade Midway Island, by then America's most westerly...battle, and inevitable destruction, off Midway. If he succeeded, Hawaii was Yamamoto...
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midway
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...something: [as adv. ] Father Peter came to a halt midway down the street | [as adj. ] midway profits roared from $130 million to $160 million...one thing and some of another: [as adj. ] a midway path is chosen between the diverging aspirations...
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