Word: orders
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...riband of General Clay's Distinguished Service Medal and read a praise-packed citation he had written himself. "General Clay," intoned the President, ". . . proved himself not only a soldier in the finest tradition . . . not only an administrator of rare skill, but a statesman of the highest order...
...interservice feuding. It was he who urged and brought about a compromise federation; merger went through, largely because of the tacit understanding that Forrestal would be appointed to run it. Then, as Secretary of Defense, he found that his own authority under the compromise was not enough to bring order and direction from the bitter wrangling...
...American Hobby Federation reported that stamp collecting is still the favorite U.S. indoor hobby. Others, in order of popularity: collecting American glassware, woodworking, modelmaking, dolls, autographs, coins, creative painting...
...railways in their sectors. U.S. Brigadier General Frank L. Howley called the Western commandants into session to discuss what he called an "intolerable situation." To avoid international complications just before the Paris Big Four meeting, the commanders hedged. Western police, they decided, could intervene only to restore order when individual fights got out of hand...
...field. If a right-handed pitcher faces the Crimson, the outfield will be Ed Foynes, Hal Mofile, and Chuck Roche; if it is a southpaw, John Caulfield and Herbie Neal will switch with Foynes and Roche. Both sets of outfielders have shown improved hitting. The changed batting order, which has Mofile batting third and Ernie Mannino fifth, also is likely to stick. Mannino is the club's leading hitter with a sharp .336 average...