Word: drove
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Farm. Next morning he had a long soak in a hot tub, did not leave his suite until noon. Then Eisenhower and Churchill drove out through the blazing red azaleas of the National Arboretum to Walter Reed Army Hospital to visit former Army Chief of Staff George Catlett Marshall, gravely ill following two strokes, and former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. When Eisenhower pointed to an Eisenhower portrait of Churchill hanging on the wall of the presidential suite (occupied by Dulles), Old Painter Churchill said, "Very good, very good." Dulles asked Churchill to autograph a one-volume abridged copy...
Space-age hardware like Nike drove the Army into a search for skilled manpower. In "Operation Meathead" (1957-59), the Army discharged 75,000 untrainables, as a byproduct cut stockade (prison) population from 6,300 to 1,500. slashed its overall courts-martial rate 22%. Its multimillion-dollar education program in 1957-58 qualified 40,000 enlisted men for high-school diplomas, by 1962 will put 1,200 in colleges. Half of the Army officers who do not have college degrees have signed up for courses. RANGERS FOR TOUGHNESS...
...Franklin D. Roosevelt. Son James, 51, California Democratic Congressman, reminisced about a sweltering summer weekend when F.D.R. was entertaining Britain's late King George VI and now Queen Mother Elizabeth at Hyde Park. At Roosevelt's suggestion, the King and the President climbed into bathing attire, drove off toward a nearby swimming pool along a road lined with U.S. and British Army guards. Spotting a clutch of photographers with cameras at the ready, the King abruptly shouted: "Stop the car!" "Why?" asked F.D.R. "I don't think," grinned His Majesty, explaining that he wanted no photographs...
...Boulris drove in another run with a single in the fourth inning and a fifth run with another single in the eighth, to lead the Crimson offense. Other offensive leaders were Harrington and Davis who collected two hits apiece, and Martin, who scored four of the Crimson runs...
Rowing a lower stroke than their three opponents, the Crimson oarsmen drove forward with long, solid strokes that irresistably ground down the others. The varsity eight covered the mile-and-three quarters course in 9:31.6, two lengths ahead of Penn and Navy at 9:39.1 and 9:39.6, with Rutgers six lengths back...