Word: lighting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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After talking it over with the President and consulting the joint chiefs of staff, Secretary Johnson bought the Air Force point of view. His order would not wipe out the Navy's air arm or even reduce it. Its World War II carriers (21 all told, excluding light and escort carriers) would be on hand as a prime defense against submarines, and as floating fighter, dive-bomber and torpedo-plane bases. The Navy accepted the decision glumly and tersely. One flying admiral said: "On the record, no comment; off the record, no comment...
...disorder on the only three beds. Chunks of plaster had fallen from the walls, exposing the laths. There was no heat; water came from a faucet in the yard. The young Negro wife giggled in embarrassment, twiddled the wick of the oil lamp that furnished the only light...
Both the Crimson varsity and jayvees immediately developed quarter-length leads and increased them gradually although staying together. With a flashing red light marking the finish, the varsity and first jayvee eights finished one and two, ahead of the MIT varsity, MIT jayvees, and Harvard second Jayvees...
...Brown infield errors, a walk, a sacrifice, a long fly, and a single by Walt Coulson added up to three runs in the Crimson half of the same inning. Then both teams settled down, and the game formed into a light duel until the eighth...
...walking Hal Moffie. Another walk (to Herb Neal) forced in one run and two more crossed on Ernie Mannino's third hit of the game. The game was called when Harvard had men on first and third with one out. The seventh and eighth innings were played in a light rain...