Word: flavio
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week, with U.S. warships' guns again being fired in anger in another part of the world, the two navies made a special point of reaffirming their friendship. In Washington, U.S. Admiral Forrest Sherman, Chief of Naval Operations, welcomed genial Admiral Flavio Figueiredo de Medeiros, 62, chief of staff of Brazil's navy and Sherman's guest for a twelve-day visit to the U.S. After meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson and attending some white-glove parties, the Brazilian admiral, who commanded the 1st (Rio) naval district during the latter part of World War II, embarked...