Word: furnishing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Force goal of 143 wings by January 1956 will be reduced to 115 wings. Transport and tactical wings (which furnish support to the Army) will be skeletonized in order to keep Strategic Air Command and U.S. defense wings at present strength...
...facts which furnish reason to believe that the individual may be subjected to coercion, influence, or pressure which may cause him to act contrary to the best interests of the national security. ¶Any acts of sabotage, espionage or treason...
Today's varsity lacrosse game against the previously defeated Boston Lacrosse Club should present Coach Bruce Munro with an opportunity to furnish his reserves with valuable game experience...
...Bruce Strowd, who celebrated the wartime victory at Stalingrad by naming Joseph Stalin co-owner of a $25 war bond and mailing it to the Kremlin, was assured by U.S. Treasury officials that the bond had not been cashed and that, in this case, he would not have to furnish the co-owner's death certificate in order to collect the money...
...combined, is Britain's most populous (30 million) colony. It is driving hard for self-government (the British governor holds veto powers, but Nigerians, 95% of them illiterate, have elected their first "national" parliament). Population: a hodgepodge in which three tribes predominate. The Hausas in the north, who furnish the backbone of Britain's tough West African Rifles, are Moslems. The South is divided between the ex-cannibal Ibos and sturdy Yoruba farmers, whose ancient city, Ibadan (pop. 400,000), is the largest native city in Africa. Chief resources: tin, coal and palm oil. Since 1939 Nigeria...