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Word: maag (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...need not beware of newspapermen who are out in the open as candidates. Citizens can deal with them directly. How much worse it is for a press overlord to attempt to govern by pulling strings but taking none of the responsibility or the blame!" Added 74-year-old Frederick Maag Jr., publisher of the Democratic Vindicator: "Mr. Jackson is so well-equipped for public service that it would be a shame to deprive him of the right to take part in politics. Of course, I'm not sure what our position might be if Jackson were nominated and became...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: What Makes Jackson Run | 3/10/1958 | See Source »

...NATO was without form, and void; so was created SACEUR. Alone in the darkness, SACEUR was joined by SUSREP-NADPB, CINCNELM and EB. Soon the firmament radiated JAMAG, MAPAG, MAAG and CPUBINFO and there was Light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATO: Alphabet Soup | 12/3/1951 | See Source »

...Chief U.S. Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean? Whether a man was a MRS (Military Representative Standing Group) or a FLAGCENT (Flag Officer Central Europe), he was expected to know the difference between JAMAG (Joint American Military Assistance Group), MAPAG (Military Assistance Program Advisory Group) and the numerous MAAG (Military Assistance Advisory Groups). There were hazards. A U.S. Navy officer, puzzled at being assigned to Strategic Air Command, Europe, found that a clerk had mis-deciphered his anagram according to an earlier official list, that he was actually assigned to SACEUR, that is, Ike. Any CPUBINFO could have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATO: Alphabet Soup | 12/3/1951 | See Source »

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