Word: kluckholn
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...knew they were going "somewhere"; tried to guess. West Pointer McClure's able sidekick, Major Joseph B. Phillips, left a Russian dictionary in plain view in his apartment. Most newsmen took the bait. Timesman Frank Kluckholn, guessing that an invasion of Norway and an offensive against the Germans in north Russia was in the offing, outfitted himself with woollies and a heavy overcoat. Apparently all the newsmen had the same idea: all departed (for North Africa) wearing winter uniforms. None took shorts...
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