Word: commandeering
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Some of the Crimson racketmen had to hustle to secure their individual victories against Cornell. Rocky Jarvis, filling in for John Levin at number one singles, fell behind 6-3, 3-0, before taking command. "The Rock" finally triumphed...
...freshman heavyweight race was begun from a floating start, but referee Tony Antin gave an improperly quick command to row while Harvard was maneuvering to pull even with the other two crews. Partially because of the mishap, which caught the Crimson by surprise, Pennsylvania sped away to an open-water lead at once...
...April 19], if written 100 years ago, could almost word for word describe General Grant-tactics, strategy, personality-even the cigar, the horsemanship, and the West Point class standing. Grant is still probably the greatest general ever to wear an American uniform. It took him one year after achieving command to end the Civil War. It took only six months to ensure the re-election of a troubled President who at that stage thought himself a failure, and who now is regarded by most as our greatest American...
Most of the Communist dead have been replaced with new recruits, many of them raw and untrained, who are now being given crash courses in tactics and fire discipline in jungle bivouacs. To remedy their communications problems in the Saigon area, the Communists have redivided the capital's command zones, creating a forward command center near the city and five subcommand posts, all linked by radio network. They have also been busy improving their transportation network, building and surfacing roads in a dozen places, including one within 30 miles of Saigon. The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong have been...
...From inside the barricaded buildings, the insurgents sent out emissaries to bring back food, blankets and Vaseline-to smear on their faces on the theory that it deadened the effects of the chemical Mace. Suddenly image-conscious, they began tidying up their own disorder, even emptying wastebaskets. A coordinated command post was set up, mimeograph machines churned out bulletins and manifestos. The Negro group in Hamilton Hall issued a formal statement: "We are prepared to remain here indefinitely. Morale is high...