Word: mattes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...since dawn to pay a farewell to the conqueror who had won their admiration. The car rolled to a stop on the broad apron of Tokyo's Haneda airport. Douglas MacArthur stepped out, his face drawn and grey beneath the battered, gold-laced cap. He shook hands with Matt Ridgway, the man Harry Truman had sent to relieve him, then stood at attention to receive a 19-gun salute. The farewells were brief and brisk, and, when MacArthur had gripped the last hand, he climbed slowly up the steps to his Constellation, the Bataan. His wife and 13-year...
...first time since the Korean war began, U.S. news services last week were getting incomprehensible, hashed-up field dispatches tersely ending: "Rest of story withheld by censor." Reason: General MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters had imposed a second censorship on stories already cleared by General Matt Ridgway's Eighth Army censors in the field, and had set up a board of ex-combat officers to run it. Under this sort of fire, Eighth Army censors had become tougher...
...Pentagon estimated the proportion of Communist-to-U.N. casualties for the last six weeks at 20 to i. Said the Eighth Army's Matt Ridgway: "The allied ground, sea, and air forces have let a lot of air out of the inflated balloon of the Chinese military establishments. Meanwhile, in the degree to which we deflate her military reputation, we influence the thinking of millions & millions of people in Asia. Eventually it must react on the political actions of their government. This would be of tremendous importance...
...Matt Ridgway kept visiting his advancing troops, warning them not to extend their lines too rapidly. But the sudden rains last week made his warning unnecessary in most sectors. Marines attacking near Hoengsong had to slog through eight to 20 inches...
...More Bugout. When Matt Ridgway stepped off the plane in Korea, he lost no time stating his objectives. To President Syngman Rhee, worried by evacuation rumors, he said, "I aim to stay...