Word: naval
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Eisenhower followed the weathermen's advice and made his decision for a June 6 landing. June 5 was stormy, but on June 6 weather conditions were reasonably good. The invasion forces crossed the Channel, finding the Germans unprepared. Their airplanes were grounded; their naval vessels absent. Deceived by the storm which had just passed, they thought Eisenhower would wait at least another...
...bust. Army fumbled away chances to run up a score; Navy scuttled its own attack while its sloppy defense did little more than watch the soldiers stop themselves. The game ended, as it should have, in a 7-7 tie, and then, as it should have, the Naval Academy refused an invitation to the Cotton Bowl...
Died. Vice Admiral (ret.) Leslie Clark Stevens, U.S.N., 61, onetime (1947-49) U.S. naval attache in Moscow, earlier (1937-44) in charge of Bureau of Aeronautics development of World War II naval aircraft; of a heart attack; in Sanford, Fla. Admiral Stevens spoke Russian fluently, understood Russia's history and literature, grew to like the Russian people as much as he disliked their government, wrote a thoughtful, objective book (Russian Assignment) on his experiences. Russophile Stevens' prediction: "As surely as light follows darkness, the problems created in a decent people by the forced maintenance of power will somehow...
...doubled as undergraduate students besides being in the military. They received their degrees and commisions at the same time, and were kept quite busy in the process. A typical day in Eliot House began at 0600 (6 a.m.) with a two mile run and calisthentics. By 0710 the future naval officers had swabbed the decks, cleaned themselves and their rooms, and stood inspection. Classes started at 0800, continuing through the morning. Physical drill followed dinner. Buglers sounded taps...
Among the services, only the Navy is reportedly strongly against the unification plan. Captain Richard T. Spoffard, Professor of Naval Science, said however, "I'm personally in favor of a high-echelon reorganization--keeping the separate services...