Word: eighth
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...five days, Truman hugged his secret. The Joint Chiefs held emergency meetings to discuss MacArthur's successor. They decided on Lieut. General Matthew Ridgway, then picked Lieut. General James Van Fleet to replace Ridgway as Eighth Army Commander in Korea. The secret was so closely guarded that* Van Fleet himself, unaware of it, was vacationing on his brother's Florida farm when his appointment to Korea was announced. Monday, Truman saw his congressional leaders and met with the Cabinet, asked opinions of both groups, but told neither what he planned later. Secretary of State Dean Acheson undoubtedly already...
...volatile Pentagon, which had been cheerful a few weeks ago, suffered its deepest gloom since December. The black mood had nothing to do with MacArthur's dismissal; there was no lack of confidence in Ridgway or in the morale and fighting caliber of the Eighth Army. Before he was boosted into MacArthur's jobs, Ridgway had expressed confidence that the Communist offensive could be contained and beaten back. But in the light of the Red buildup which the Air Force seemed unable to smash, military Washington was beginning to wonder...
Matt Ridgway got the news of his new command while he was inspecting a forward artillery position on the Korean front. His succession to all the titles of MacArthur was as sudden and startling as his appointment to the Eighth Army's command 3½ months ago on the death of Lieut. General Walton Walker. "Oh my gosh," he stammered as he read the orders from Washington. Next day, Ridgway and his VIP visitor, Army Secretary Frank Pace, flew to Tokyo...
...Lord Jeffs have a nothing-for-two record to date, losing 8 to 5 to Yale after leading 5 to 4 in the eighth, and dropping a 5 to 4 game to American International. Harvard has lost to Navy and defeated...
...final two runs came over in the eighth inning. Again a missed catch allowed the B.U. batter to reach first, and a single followed by a long double scored...