Word: 36th
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...36th. Appropriately enough, the most spectacular one last week belonged to the marines, who celebrated the anniversary of their arrival by virtually destroying the North Vietnamese 36th Regiment. The marines had been hunting the 36th for nearly three months when the Red command post was finally pinpointed between Chu Lai and Quang Ngai. Four battalions of marines and four of Vietnamese government troops closed with the 36th in Operation Utah, a three-day battle that gave the marines their toughest fighting in a year of war. The 36th was well disciplined and well armed with the new Chinese Communist...
Varsity alpine captain Mark Jensen, who missed all of last season with a broken leg, finished a disappointing 36th in the downhill but led all Harvard skiers in the slamon event by placing 12th...
Clearly, the boy had to have a name in keeping with his prospects. The 36th President would be named Clarence if his father's will had prevailed. Rebekah, fortunately, told Sam to "try again." His next choice was Dayton (in which case, the L.B.J. Ranch might have been called Dayton Place). "Much better," said strong-minded Rebekah, "but still not quite right for this boy." Then Sam asked: "What do you think about Linden for him?" "That's fine," was his wife's considered reply, "if I may spell it as I like. Linden...
...left the family victories to Bobby Kennedy's daughters Kathleen and Mary Courtney, who trotted off with three blue ribbons. Later in the week, Jackie let John Jr. and Caroline host an ice-cream-and-cake party for the younger children of the clan as she celebrated her 36th birthday...
...west, Johnson stopped off to visit an old friend in Kansas City -Harry S. Truman, who occupied the White House when the U.N. was formed. For an hour, the 33rd and 36th Presidents of the U.S. talked over a breakfast table about the business of being President, and exchanged compliments. "In my historical memory, no President has made such an impression in the early part of his Administration as you have," said Truman. "We are deeply in debt to Mr. Truman for his vision," said Johnson. "And this is not a mutual admiration society," said Truman...