Word: pursuitence
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...disjointed line 20 mi. long. Sometimes it coiled in angles and echelons over cities. In the evenings it disintegrated, scattered down to rest for the night. For the first time, the Army had mustered its entire air strength for maneuvers. The 672 green-bodied, yellow-winged planes-205 pursuit, 335 observation, 51 attack, 36 bombardment, 45 transport-composed the greatest peacetime concentration of aircraft in U. S. history...
...traffic roar. For the first time since the War militia planes, 99 of them from 18 States, and cadets from Kelly Field, took part in regular Army formations. Main event of the first day was a contest for honor position during the maneuvers between the 95th squadron, 20th Pursuit Group (Rockwell Field), and the 36th squadron, First Pursuit Group (Selfridge Field). The California squadron, led by Captain Frank O. Hunter (War ace credited with nine planes), beat its rival under Captain Victor Strahm (War ace credited with five planes) in a smooth tactical and acrobatic operation...
...useful to him in the cement business, in the manufacture of washing machines, in personnel management or building subways. Latin and Greek, either by a knowledge of the languages themselves or a complete familiarity with classical culture, are of no more use to him as working tools in the pursuit of any of these occupations than are Sanskrit, the differential calculus, or a good course in rentgenology...
...protection of American citizens and their interests, the promotion of American trade, and lastly, the preservation and invigoration of peace. If these subjects interest you, if these ideals inspire you, and if you would care to devote yourself to a life in a variegated and colorful pattern in the pursuit of them, you will find the Foreign Service a career of rich rewards if, on the other hand, you are hoping to accumulate a fortune or to grow old in one scene with one set of friends, you will not find happiness in this career its greatest satisfaction lies...
Green Hell. About a month ago Count Edmondo di Robilant and Mechanic Mauranta Quaranta left Sao Paulo, Brazil in a fast Fiat pursuit plane, to reconnoitre a prospective air line to Bolivia. Forced down on a tiny clearing in a green hell of jungle, near the bank of the Paranapanema River, the two men set out on foot. They lost their map and compass. A box of crackers, their only food besides a jar of marmalade, was consumed by red ants while they slept. Bitten raw by insects, torn by thickets, nearly starved, the men pushed on through the swamps...