Word: radars
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Shortage of Weapons. In Washington, Lieut. General Brehon Somervell, boss of the Army Service Forces, called a hurried press conference. With chart and pointer, he pointed out the Army's urgent needs: trucks, small bombs, radar, heavy artillery ammunition. In all, he listed shortages in 320 vital categories. General Somervell was angry. He shouted: "If we are going to keep down the cost in American life, then the cost in labor and effort for everyone back here must continue to rise until it strikes its high point at midnight on the day before the enemy's final collapse...
...Kirby "Hollywood" Jordan has had one of the most colorful careers in organized baseball, a career which has taken him through three minor leagues, an-all-star series in Cuba, and spring training with a major league club. Still, the tall, handsome Chief, in charge of athletics for the Radar School, would much rather talk about clothes...
...Bucky has wonderful personality, and is always helping everyone." Jordan saw him drop a hint on pitching motion to Elmer Riddle, which Kirby thinks was "the turning point in Elmer's career." These are a few of the diamond personalities which the Radar School's athletic director has met, and he is a good friend of Bob Feller, Pepper Martin. Yank Terry, Cliff Melton and others. "Martin wants to buy my bird-dog, but I won't let him have...
Officers listed by Lt. Comdr. Marshall to handle details and supply information for personnel concerned are: Communication School, Lt. Paul E. Bottome, USNR; Supply Schools, Lt.Comdr. H.E. Nixson, USNR; Pre-Radar, Lt.(jg) Lane Mitchell, USNR; V-12 Unit, Lt, (jg) Ben F. Marshall, USNR...
...pots & pans, hairpins, safety pins, etc. Second in line are things made in quantity now, but largely absorbed by the Army. Sample: radio equipment. The radio industry has expanded about twelve times; even an 8% cutback would take care of prewar civilian demands. But-Army & Navy demands for radio-radar equipment are going...