Word: outfit
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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AMERICANS ought to be aware that their army in Korea today, a truly fine outfit, is not the best army the U.S. can put in the field. It is the best army that can be put in the field in the circumstances...
...baseball player as well, Baugh got an offer to try out as a third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. He settled instead for a professional football contract with the Washington Redskins. Owner George Preston Marshall introduced his new star to reporters by dressing him up in a cowboy outfit, from Stetson to high-heeled boots. Taciturn Sam answered questions in monosyllables. His most notable remark: "Mah feet hurt...
...soldier who hunted up his old outfit, the 15th Infantry, in which he served as a lieutenant colonel at Fort Lewis, Wash, more than twelve years ago. He stood in the chow line of B Company, 1st Battalion, then sat down on an old ammunition box with three G.I.s to eat pork chops and sauerkraut off a plastic plate. They chatted about the news-Ike freely, the enlisted men with awe at their guest-and Ike made a surprising confession: "I don't read the papers," he said. "I wait until they come out and tell...
Although many cardinals inherit robes from their predecessors, the new official change will mean a saving of $1,000 for a prelate who has to outfit himself from scratch. Specifically, the Pope has ordered : 1) that the fantail on both purple and red cassocks be eliminated, 2) that purple robes, which are used in time of mourning and during Lent and Advent, be made of wool instead of silk (the scarlet formal dress will continue to be made of silk), 3) that the six-yard train on the cappa magna, the long ceremonial cape which cardinals wear, be shortened...
...correct name of the "talented young bass player" with the Armstrong outfit is Arvel Shaw, not "Orville...