Word: combatting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...agitator or a Red, believe me. I'm just goddam worried, that's all . . . SERVICEMAN'S NAME WITHHELD c/o Combat Camera Units c/o Postmaster San Francisco...
...Defense Secretary, Bob Lovett inherited a bitter squabble. In an effort to work out a long-range "Statement of Forces" and a budget for the next fiscal year, his Joint Chiefs of Staff had reached a deadlock. The Air Force wanted to expand from 95 to 163 groups (138 combat, 25 transport). The Army and Navy filed a strong dissent. Navy air (equivalent to 30 groups) ought to be included in the air-power total, they said. The Air Force should organize more transport groups and concentrate on tactical, close air support. Neither side would give an inch...
...earlier one, "Affairs of State," is still on Broadway, and the two may be compared in that they are both vehicles for Hollywood stars. Unfortunately, where Celeste Holm and June Havoc have been able to carry the earlier play, the efforts of Ginger Rogers are not enough to combat the script Verneuil now offers...
During December, 16,900 men will be called in. Of this number, 9,900 will be assigned to the Marine Corps, and 7,000 to the Army. The Marine Corps increase is designed to bring to full strength two combat divisions. The Marine combat division consists...
...from Hallowell, N.H. and turned out an officer who seemed to be all guts and resourcefulness. Mel Goodwin proved that in two world wars, first as an infantryman and then as a tanker. Now he was fiftyish, a major general and still going up. But neither West Point nor combat had taught him how to cope with a civilian hazard like Dottie Peale. At 40, Dottie was a rich publisher's widow, beautifully preserved. She was out to land Mel Goodwin, and it wasn't likely that the general's wife Muriel, a short, dumpy woman, could...