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SOME SELECTED COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE PACIFIC
trade and technical school, a vocational school
for the handicapped, and a school for the re-
tarded. Guam Memorial Hospital provides ex-
tensive services to the civilian population, and the
Department of Public Health and Welfare main-
tains 14 village health centers.
Principal imports to Guam, primarily from the
U.S. mainland, include foods, vehicles, pe-
troleum products, construction supplies, and al-
coholic beverages. The principal export is scrap
metal. The commercial port occupies an area of
24.5 acres at Apra Harbor with waterfront facili-
ties to berth four cargo vessels, or a total of
2,400 linear feet of frontage for deepwater dock-
ing and 110,400 square feet of warehouse space.
Guam is a port of call for major shipping lines.
American President Lines serves the island with
two vessels per month, and Pacific Far East
Lines averages four. The Pacific Navigation Sys-
tem operates vessels between Guam and the west
coast as well as to the Far East ports. Pan Ameri-can World Airways serves Guam with three east-
bound and three westbound jet flights weekly,
linking the island with Honolulu and Manila.
Pan American also operates from Guam to the
Trust Territory Islands, as do Micronesian Air-
lines and Guam Airlines, a locally owned com-
pany.
Radio Corporation of America offers full cable
and overseas telephone service, and in the sum-
mer of 1964 greatly improved its operations by
opening a new underwater cable to the U.S.
mainland, Japan, and the Philippines. The Gov-
ernment of Guam and the military operate jointly
a modern local telephone system. Banking facili-
ties are provided by branches of the Bank of
America, the Bank of Hawaii, and the Guam
Savings and Loan Association. News media for
the island includes the Guam Daily News, radio
and television station KUAM, the Guam Times
Weekly, and the monthly Pacific Profile.
Millions of dollars for disaster relief and re-4
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Air University (U.S.). Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 11: Other Island Dependencies and Trusteeships, pamphlet, January 1967; Georgia. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1009962/m1/8/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.