Word: 26th
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...Norm called saying he had talked to his commanders and needed still another delay to start the ground war, to the 26th. He had the latest weather report in hand, he said, and bad weather was predicted for the 24th and 25th, maybe clearing on the 26th. Bad weather equaled reduced air support, which equaled higher casualties. I was on the spot. So far, Cheney had accepted my counsel. But now I did not feel that Norm was giving me sufficiently convincing arguments to take back to Cheney and the President. What should I expect next, a postponement...
...highlight of Slichter's tenure came in 1990 and 1991 when as, the Corporation's Senior Fellow, he chaired the committee charged with selecting the University's 26th president...
Sunny skies and a communal interest in feeding the hungry produced positive results yesterday, as an estimated 47,000 people took part in the 26th annual Walk for Hunger-and raised $3 million in the process...
...tightly-contested 4-3 win over Princeton, the 26th-ranked Crimson (13-6 overall, 5-0 EITA) not only had to overcome poor weather conditions, but also a talented and feisty Tiger squad--a team that defeated the Crimson at regionals last year...
...received the power to set their own laws with respect to intoxicating liquors from the 22nd Amendment, which was enacted in 1933 in order to repeal the 18th [prohibition] Amendment of 1919. Eighteen made for a sensible age then, and was even more coherent with government policy when the 26th amendment, which guarantees 18-year-olds the right to vote, passed...