Word: quickly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...also made a quick trip to the United States Military Academy at West Point. On arrival he was told that century-old tradition permitted him, as a head of state, to make and receive one request during his visit. He asked a pardon for all cadets undergoing punishment for breaches of discipline, and some 80 promptly had their privileges restored. At Hyde Park, where he had Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, he spied a handsome Persian rug which he had presented to F.D.R. six years ago. Beaming, he got down on his knees, fingered it, and made...
...Western world's most critical frontier against Communism-is worried about its ability to defend itself. To U.S. military leaders in Washington last week, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery gave his views on the matter (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS). In Frankfurt, U.S. Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson was quick to announce that as far as the U.S. was concerned, Germany must not be permitted to maintain an army. Nevertheless, arguments for arming...
There was high drama in the denunciation of the Soviet Union by Britain's Hector McNeil while, beside him, Vishinsky sat, chin on hand, glowering through horn-rimmed glasses, only moving to make a penciled note or rasp a quick order over his shoulder to a subordinate. Again, there was a moment of tense comedy as McNeil (looking remarkably like Arthur Godfrey) listened with polite incredulity to Russia's Amazasp Arutiunian, whose hunch-shouldered delivery and darkling glance were strongly reminiscent of the late Fiorello La Guardia...
Shepard's forward line will have Rockwell, Jim Gabler, Quent Stiles, and Gerry Murphy. Gabler's shooting eye has been accurate all fall, and his set-shots should be an important factor in the team's scoring. Murphy, another sophomore, is fast and shifty, a good man for the quick-break work which Shepard emphasizes...
...Take a quick glance at the roster of this year's hockey team, and you'll think for sure that the squad can't miss having a wonderful season. But look a little closer, and you may want to reserve your judgment for a while...