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...recheck of the facts proves TIME correct. Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Pershing are the only permanent generals in U. S. history. Tasker Howard Bliss and Peyton Conway March served as temporary generals during the World War, were created full generals on the retired list by an act of Congress in 1930. Charles Pelot Summerall and Douglas MacArthur held the courtesy rank of general while acting as chiefs of staff. Present Chief of Staff General Malin Craig will drop back to his regular rank of major general when his term is up. According to War Department records, George Washington, although General...
Reader Thornton should recheck his figures. The only Department of Commerce statistical breakdown regarding marine accidents in 1935 is for the period June 30, 1935 to June 30, 1936. According to the Department of Commerce, during that period, 239,816,321 people traveled on U. S. ships. Of these 338 died, 273 by suicide, personal accident, natural causes. The remaining 65 fatalities were among crews. Fact is, no passenger lost his life on a U. S. ship in that time from a preventable cause...
...check and recheck every boy on the squad concerning the question of his lessons" was the avowed purpose of the mentor's returning at this time, although setting the time for the spring practice was understood to be equally responsible...
Last week he was paralyzed. Numbness crept up his legs, to his midriff. Nonetheless he was desperately at work to recheck and recheck figures which indicated that Light's exact speed was very close to 186,285 miles per second. He dictated a brief introduction to the scientific report of the experiment. Not before that was finished did Albert Abraham Michelson's guard go down and Death's numbness creep into his heart...
...early morning last week. He opened the mail compartment, chucked in his load of mail, and climbed into the pilot's seat. The Wright Whirlwind, nicely warmed up, was flipping the prop over slowly. The ship trembled in its wheel chocks. He opened up the motor to recheck the steady drone of power that was to carry him to Boston. Mechanically everything was fine. The ship had had its regular inspection the night before. A perfect trip depended solely on the pilot himself. Mechanics hauled away the chocks. Pridham taxied to the end of the field, roared down...