Word: guess
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Military Reserve may expect to be inducted into the regular Army at the end of the scholiast term in which they attain their draft age. Exception may be made, however, in the case of a very few pre-med, pre-dental, and electronics concentrators. "I am willing to guess," said Perkins, "with the situation as vague as it is, that we will have a clear statement from the War Department within the next two or three weeks...
...side by side with these unsung heroes, I guess more famous people have appeared on the MARCH OF TIME this summer than have appeared on any other program in so short a time in all the history of radio. Among them were fabulous boatbuilder Henry J. Kaiser and world-traveler Wendell Willkie, Army Supply Chief General Brehon B. Somervell and FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover, Agriculture Secretary Claude Wickard, Manpower Boss Paul V. McNutt and Philippine President Manuel Quezon...
...Last week WPB empowered the Petroleum Coordinator to pool gasoline distribution, which will probably mean mixed brands and minimum standards, with only the "regular" grade available. Even this will not be so regular as before: octane ratings were cut to around 74 last February; henceforth, according to one industry guess, they will run about...
Editor Roche himself has come in for his full share of sympathy for the added burden he has assumed. "I guess being an editor you are probably tearing out the few hairs you have left,: writes one employee. He is not without help from his readers, however...
...general says he doesn't want to move, sir-he knows what's best for him." Even the lone admiral aboard was horrified to see Kelly take bearings by making a 45-degree angle with two fingers. "How in hell do you navigate?" he protested. "By guess and by God, sir," said Kelly...