Word: glads
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...there was only one thing to do. Rod Sullivan knew the verdict. He knew his own self-respect would not let him fly the ocean again. The Navy, which had trained him, wanted him back. Almost any airline would have been glad to have him for what he could do and what he knew...
...imagine how good I felt to read about the way you boys stuck to your jobs. I was proud to show that clipping to all the men in my barracks and they were glad to see that at least some people weren't stabbing them in the back. ... I hope I live to see all of you again...
...into the State Department, promptly issued a statement which retracted nothing. Said he: "The Russians . . . were fully aware of Mr. Hull's long and consistent anti-Russian attitude. It didn't take me to tell them about it. ... However, if the President needed a scapegoat, I am glad if anything I have said now forces the Administration to make clear in words what certainly was not clear before in deeds...
...Commander in East Asia. This step made as clear as anyone could expect that an end had been put to ambiguity in British and American military policy in the Far East. It proved that the British were now 1) willing to undertake a major campaign against the Japs, 2) glad to assume responsibility for the campaign, 3) committed, by the choice of a young and vigorous commander, to push the campaign as forcefully as possible. The Churchill line became one of savage verbal pounding...
...economic adviser. Having helped put OPA together in its early days, he will remain "if it seems the most useful way to serve the war effort." Able Professor Wallace (on leave from Williams College) has receding brown hair, might easily pass for a businessman. Said he: "I'm glad to see the place get a new lease on life...