Word: fighting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Marines found the going not only tough but unfamiliar, since they had to retake the streets almost house by house. "The first two days, it was a matter of learning this sort of thing," said one Marine commander, Colonel Ernest Cheatham. "The Marines haven't fought a fight like this since Seoul, back in 1950." As more and more blocks fell to the Marines, they commandeered brightly colored Honda motorcycles, small buses and cars, to ferry themselves back and forth to the action...
...labyrinth of whitewashed rooms lit by bare bulbs and bustling with staff officers and enlisted aides. Is he worried about the huge enemy concentration surrounding him? "Hell, no," says Lownds. "I've got Marines. My confidence isn't shaken a bit." He fully recognizes his stand-and-fight mission: "My job is to stay here. My job is to hold. I don't plan on reinforcements...
Since he is retiring in April, Pearson will not be around for the fight over the crucial constitutional revisions. His successor will have the tough job of seeing the country through the reform...
...bore a "message" that should not be missed in the "shock over the sight of blood." The "image of the enemy" said the News, "has altered from that of one stubborn but perhaps amenable to negotiation to that of one arrogantly confident he can smash the American will to fight. President Johnson was right in saying that it is not so much our power as our will and our character that are being tested here, and character starts with a strong stomach...
Knudsen's impact in Ford's fight in the auto market could be considerable. Despite such trend-setting firsts as the sporty Mustang and the intermediatesized Fairlane, Ford's share of domestic auto sales has slipped from 31% of U.S.-made cars in 1961 to no more than 28% since. Ford's latest strategy is to battle for the medium-priced market, which G.M. dominates with its Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles and Buicks. Obviously, Knudsen carries in his head much inside knowledge-from styling to engineering to marketing-of G.M.'s future plans. Nor can he erase...