Word: 82nd
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...York University LIEUT. GENERAL (ret.) JAMES M. GAVIN, president, Arthur D. Little, Inc., and World War II commander of the 82nd...
...prepared to throw in the 1st and 2nd infantry divisions, the 82nd and 101st airborne divisions, some 12,000 marines and more than 1,000 aircraft. Says a top-ranking admiral of the invasion plans: "We were prepared to execute an operation that would have compared in scope with the largest of World War II." It was that, plus the poised threat of U.S. nuclear retaliation against Russia, that undoubtedly caused Khrushchev to back away from his Cuban adventure...
...Place de la Concorde now gleams a pale ochre; the massive Corinthian columns of the Madeleine glow a soft pink; the Louvre no longer tattles of neglect. Years of recorded tourist history ("Ronald loves Irma," "Vincenza e Giorgio," "Stan from Council Bluffs. 82nd Airborne. 1945"). scribbled in the stubborn grime, is being erased by a soap that removes dirt but leaves a protective mineral covering on the stone. More than 2.300 buildings and monuments have been washed...
...Pressure's Off the Mets Now," deadpanned the New York Post. So it was. Casey Stengel's fumbling, stumbling newcomers to National League baseball lost their 82nd game (v. 29 wins), going down, 7-5, before the Los Angeles Dodgers and thereby setting a new record: they eliminated themselves from the National League pennant race earlier in the season than any other ball club in the 87-year history of the major leagues. Even if the Mets won all 51 of their remaining games, they would still finish with an average of less than .500; since at least...
Gavin was admitted to the frosty presence of President de Gaulle as often as a U.S. ambassador might expect to be, and French newspapers never failed to point out that his first visit to France was on Dday, by jump with his 82nd Airborne Division. Last week France's most influential newspaper, Le Monde, warmly praised "his profound learning, his total honesty, his devotion to his duty...