Word: hq
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...John Brownlow Keyes), 73, doughty, fire-&-ice British naval hero of the famed World War I raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend, organizer of World War II's "butcher-and-bolt" Commandos (his son, Lieut. Colonel Geoffrey Keyes, was killed in a Commando raid on Rommel's African HQ); of cardiac asthma; at his estate in Buckingham...
After three and a half years in service, Yank last week got its honorable discharge. Its Manhattan HQ was emptying; its final issue (dated Dec. 28) was on the way to presses in eight countries. Its circulation, once 2.6 million in 16 editions, was down to 1.2 million and dropping fast as the Army dwindled. Two-thirds of its staff was discharged, and the rest could hardly wait...
...acquiring a husband and two children.) Sure of a role is Hans Zwink, Judas in 1934, who follows in the steps of his father (Judas), grandfather (Peter) and great-grandfather (Christus). The current Christus, Alois Lang, lives in a barn behind his family's famed hotel (now Divisional HQ). Only possible hindrance to 54-year-old Lang's candidacy will be the grueling ordeal of hanging for 30 minutes on the cross...
They were spraying one acre near Park HQ last summer from the autogiro, having had some difficulties with the DDT never landing when it was dropped in a too-fine spray by ordinary plane (the drops just stayed up and wandered off toward Hudson...
Mauldin jeeped for 36 hours to reach Patton's HQ, turned up scrubbed, shaved and saluting. Complained Patton: Mauldin's cartoons were playing hob with morale; not every soldier could wash and shave every day, but some who could didn't, just to look like Mauldin characters. Replied Mauldin in effect: the only Army morale his cartoons ever hurt is in high places. After 45 minutes with Old Blood & Guts, Young Gags & Grime emerged grinning, reported last week: "I came out with all my hide on. We parted good friends, but I don't think...