Word: join
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Lieut. General Ben Lear's reply to a Chicago parent who complained that his son, a college graduate, was only a private: "These college-trained young men in most instances have the physical and mental qualities of an officer, but because of lack of military knowledge they must join the greenest recruits...
...sends its tankers elsewhere, the East Coast, which uses about 1,600,000 bbl. of oil every day, will have to depend on tank cars (now bringing in 257,000 bbl. daily), pipelines, barges-and rationing. Even the 250-odd tankers planned for 1942-43 delivery will probably join the Allies' long, long supply lines to the other sides of the world...
Since many of the defendants were officials in the aggressive and militant Local 544 of the Teamsters' Union, which last June climaxed a running scrap with the AF of L by breaking away to join the CIO, the Minneapolis convictions can also be confused with the problem of labor strife. Thirdly, to allow the matter of attitude towards the war to bear any weight here is a great mistake. The trial was brought forward in November, when the America First, Committee was as vigorous in its anti-war stand as was Local...
...hundred and fifty supply officers will be graduated from the Naval Supply Corps at the Business School tomorrow, to join the graduates of the first class, more than 150 of whom have already seen action in the war in the Pacific...
Newest member of the University to join the armed forces is Douglas Mercer 2L, graduate secretary of the Freshman Union, who left on Washington's Birthday to enter the communications service. Besides his general supervision of all Union activities, Mercer was a proctor in Grays Hall...