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Word: fleetly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Cold War or Hot War. The British would obviously not disband their infantry and rely entirely on the French, nor would they sink the Royal Navy and count on the U.S. fleet. Both the British and the French would need some all-round forces to maintain their overseas possessions. Moreover, the plan which the Foreign Ministers approved had yet to be ratified by their governments and parliaments. Yet a pattern of efficient, integrated defense had at last been laid down. The London plan constituted progress unthinkable five years ago. That fact was promptly acknowledged by the Red press, which sputtered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Atlantic Brotherhood | 5/29/1950 | See Source »

...fuses behind his ears, Singh knows the value of a proper appearance. During the war, when he owned a string of nightclubs, he wore a ten-gallon hat, a sharply draped zoot suit, and numerous rings. More recently he has assumed the role of owner of a modest fishing fleet and prefers a fisherman's sweater and khaki trousers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blood & Plunder | 5/29/1950 | See Source »

Outward Bound. During the week, Morton directed the greatest mass evacuation in Canadian history. In eight days alone, an estimated 80,000 people left the Winnipeg area in special trains, aircraft, buses and a fleet of cars and trucks. Some went to boarded-up resorts to the north, others to points as far away as Calgary and Montreal. The Red Cross provided emergency funds for the needy. Thousands of other evacuees crowded into downtown Winnipeg, safe on relatively high ground. The city auditorium was turned into a dormitory. If the situation worsened drastically, Morton had a master plan for compulsory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Red Ramp | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

...needed. Not till Braniff got the State Department, which was considering economic assistance to Argentina, to do some diplomatic stiff-arming for him did President Perón decide to play ball. The new flights will stretch to 10,583 miles the routes over which Braniff operates a fleet of 33 planes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: The South American Way | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

Galiffa ran to second and tried to tag Caulfield, but he was on the base. He then went after Foynes, but he was on third. Still handling the ball, fleet-footed Galiffa started after Godin, and as Godin was forced to try for home, Galiffa finally threw, to catcher Irons, who put the tag on Godin...

Author: By Herbert S. Meyers, | Title: West Point Loses To Baseball Team On Steal, 5 to 4 | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

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