Word: owens
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Other British papers hinted that the Government might recall Sir Owen O'Malley, its Ambassador to the Polish Government in Exile. As Sir Owen is in London, this would be somewhat like calling him from across the street. But it would be a grave blow to the London Poles, a loud hint to Russia that Britain no longer considered the Polish Government in Exile a responsible Government. In liberated Poland, demonstrators demanded immediate recognition of the Polish Committee of National Liberation...
Some units were flown over the Owen Stanley range. Others walked, lugging their equipment-a terrible trek which took Company E of the 126th Infantry 49 days. On the other side of the range they slogged through mangrove swamps and jungles up the coast to Buna...
Packers and Giants. Although they were more concerned about the forthcoming home-and-home, do-or-die series with Washington, the New York Giants took time out last week to spill the high-riding Packers, 24-to-0. From mediocre material, stout (270 Ib.) Steve Owen, the Giants coach, has produced a first-rate defensive club-which leads the league in pass interceptions with 26. For the Green Bay game, he gave Halfback-Rookie Howie Livingston the unenviable job of minding Don Hutson, the alltime greatest pass receiver. The rookie did a job on Hutson, intercepted two passes, allowed Hutson...
...opposite" was true. The Weeks statement was supported by other even stronger statements that in any case Willkie would not have voted for Roosevelt. Said Brother Fred Willkie: "I think he eventually would have come out for Dewey." Last week, the most complete testimony was given by Carl M. Owen, Willkie's law partner. Said Partner Owen: "I can say most emphatically that under no conditions would he have supported the Roosevelt Administration...
...into MacArthur's strategic plans. His first achievement was to fly a regiment of U.S. troops from Australia to Port Moresby, when the Japs were within 28 miles of pushing the Allies out of New Guinea. These troops helped the Australians to drive the enemy back across the Owen Stanleys. Then Kenney told the Chief he could fly soldiers in greater numbers across the mountains to Buna and Gona, land them there on strips cut out of the bristling kunai grass...