Word: portions
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...James B. "Powerhouse" Kobak, of New York and Syracuse, the intrepid A-Housers smashed a portion of the window, releasing the poor cat, who was left behind when the owner went on a vacation. But the reaction was not all sweetness and light, for the pussy scratched and bit the courageous Kobak and his companions, forcing them to deposit her back in the window again...
...Chinese Army units under Stilwell's command were one day's march behind us when we crossed the Chindwin, but we have had no news of them since then. We have reason to believe that the greater portion of the Chinese Army, except the unit left in the hills of the Shan States at the time of the Jap drive toward Lashio, are safe...
Australia is in equal danger, writes Colonel Knerr, because the New Zealand sector has been taken away from General MacArthur. "[General MacArthur is in] 'supreme command,' . . . but actually is dependent on a naval man who doesn't take orders from him in a vital portion of his area...
...United States Navy will begin occupation of the Yard for the duration, when 500 Radio Communications officers commandeer its northern portion about June 15. Official University announcement of the extensive plan came yesterday, climaxing six weeks of negotiations and putting an end to popular rumor as to the Yard's fate...
This invasion will not interfere with the presence of regular summer school students in the Yard during July and August. They will be quartered in the southern portion, while Freshmen entering in June will be assimilated into the House system. Until the Navy needs the entire Yard, Freshmen coming in the fall who cannot find room in the Houses will be given rooms in the southern part but remain attached to some House...