Word: clams
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cowed by the anti-Semitism of the day, through sheer ability became the first Jewish officer to be appointed to the French general staff. Suddenly, on Oct. 15, 1894, he was ordered to report to the office of the chief of staff. There a Major du Paty de Clam dictated a letter filled with secrets known to have been stolen from the French by a German spy. Major de Clam's theory was that Dreyfus would recoil in terror at the familiar facts and figures, thus revealing himself as the spy. When Dreyfus took the dictation without a flicker...
Anonymous Prussian. Mere mention of the name Gehlen is enough to make U.S. intelligence chiefs in Germany clam up and try to look blank. For years both Washington and Bonn refused to confirm that the organization existed. But since the Communists themselves took to blaming "Gehlen agents" for acts of sabotage throughout Eastern Europe, enough facts have leaked out to suggest that Büro Gehlen not only exists, but that it may be one of the best intelligence networks in the business...
Despite '30's consumption of hot clam chowder, 250 pounds of salads, and 150 dozen rolls, the First Aid Station reported that "things were generally quiet." Under the beverage canopy, 50 quarts of liquor disappeared, along with some 30 cases of soda pop. Joseph D. McCarthy (no relation) was again Field Marshal of Spirits, and supplied the details for those entranced by statistics. Bourbon was most popular, rye the least, and martinis led Manhattans, although the margin narrowed late in the afternoon...
...present minimum wage legislation, however, exceptions ridicule the rule. Exemptions perforate Fair Labor Standards, accurately reflecting the strength of America's employer lobbies. for several million workers--laundrymen, clam diggers, tailors, delivery truck drivers--minimum wages do not exist. Although the Lehman proposal covers chain-store workers for the first time, it continues the exclusion of important groups, among them farm laborers...
...American I am very proud of these men. But as an American I'm ashamed of the position we put them in. This must never happen again. Our military regulations say that a prisoner may state his "name, rank and serial number," but beyond that he must clam up. This harsh rule is uncivilized, un-American and stupid...