Word: forward
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...laced flats of eastern Holland, Montgomery's British and Canadians moved ahead, canal by canal, while the Germans warily eyed' their reserves and wondered when the big blow would jail: For one of the operations that communiqués call "local actions," LIFE Photographer George Silk went forward with an assault battalion, cabled this report...
...established a bridgehead, he opened fire from either flank with small arms and shelled us from the woods a couple of hundred yards ahead. The Scotties hurried the prisoners to the canal, and made them paddle themselves across while they prepared for the counterattack and the push forward...
...attempt to hit on a higher scoring combination, Coach Stahl has shaken up his lineup, switching Mike Keene from his guard position into the center slot, with Jack Clark and Bob Chapple remaining at the forward posts. Keene, a discharged veteran, played center for the Crimson during his Freshman year before entering the army...
...Emerson, who met the Colonel 14 months ago, cooed: "We both have our jobs to do, Elliott and I. Other men's wives have continued their film careers after marriage. I mean to do just that-at least until after the war is over." Asked if she looked forward to meeting the Roosevelt family, she said: "I'm a loyal Democrat, you know." Asked why the couple chose to be married in a glassed-in observation station, cloud-high amid the swirling mists of the Grand Canyon, the bride replied: "Our marriage means so much to us both...
...skill at presiding over meetings. He has a knack of getting people to agree. He leans back, crosses his legs, talks in formally. A caller at his office is greeted like a long-lost brother; Ed sits down facing him, slapping his big hands down on both knees, leaning forward, all interest. He has presence. He is tall, handsome and prematurely white-haired. The color of his hair, and his quick rise to position, long ago gave him a nickname, not always spoken in jest: the White-Haired Boy. (Other nicknames: Little Stet, Mr. Statistics, Junior...