Word: forte
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Barring a last-minute reversal from Washington, however, Jenkins' Army orders stand. He and his wife are planning to settle down on the Army post at Fort Ord, Calif., his new station. Said Veteran Jenkins: "With ten years and eight months of my lifetime spent in the Army, I think I'll make a career of it." He has nine years and four months to go before becoming eligible for retirement...
...less than the Pilgrims, 1951's U.S. lived in a state of danger. The Pilgrims, however, built their fort before they feasted. Had 1951's U.S.? Should the U.S. be living so well when so many gaps in its defense were plain to see? In many items, notably aircraft (see BUSINESS & FINANCE) U.S. defense lagged far behind schedule. Meanwhile, did one U.S. garage lack a new automobile because the factory was turning out tanks? Did one U.S. roof lie bare because radar was needed more than television sets...
...formula so lightheartedly that it becomes the beau jest of the genre. Burt Lancaster, the devil-may-care sergeant, recruits nine rough, tough men from the Legion's brig (Gilbert Roland, Kieron Moore, George Tobias et al.) for a dangerous mission. The regiment is away from the fort; Riff tribes are uniting to attack. Lancaster's outnumbered riffraff must hold off the Riffs until reinforcements arrive...
Lancaster & Co. flit in & out of Riff disguises, playing hob with tribal ritual and aplomb. Legionnaire Roland (Bullfighter and the Lady) feints through a free-for-all brawl, performing impromptu veronicas with a cape. A sexy blonde paralyzes the Legion by sashaying into the fort like a burlesque queen heading down the runway. All that is missing-and it seems ready to appear at any moment-is the sight of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in burnooses with a few words to say about the script...
...Yale jayvees defeated Dartmouth, 19 to 0, while Norm Shepard's Crimson team was pushed all around by the Big Green and lost, 33 to 0. Furthermore, the Elis lost to Fort Devens. 14 to 6, as compared to the Crimson's 26 to 0 shut...