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From the upper echelons, the word came down: no more shall any Army handout, speech or record refer to an infantryman as a G.I. The Army thought that G.I. (which came out of World War II and stands for Government Issue) was too undignified. Henceforth, "all references to a man in the Army should identify him primarily as a soldier . . . The term soldier is ancient and honorable. Webster defines a soldier as 'a skilled warrior' and never before in history has a soldier so richly deserved this definition...
There is, however, one point which should be made clear to your readers. When you refer to "the British attitude" you refer in fact to the attitude of the present British Socialist government who represent a minority, not a majority, of the British nation. Every Britisher of intelligence is aware that were it not for the courage and generous strength of the U.S., the whole world would be already under the serfdom of Russia . . . The prayers and trigger-fingers of every man who cherishes a hope for the present or a dream for the future are solidly with...
...often refer to TIME in connection with my teaching in Political Science. It is one of the magazines which I urge my students in Political Parties to read. I do think TIME gives a lot of up-to-date practical political information . . ." - William B. Bradshaw, Dean of the School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri...
...Cyprus, 900 miles from Abadan. At the same time, London assured Washington-which believes that British military intervention in Iran would be a disastrous mistake-that troops would not be sent in unless it became necessary to protect British lives and property. The British also announced that they would refer the nationalization dispute to the World Court at The Hague...
Such drastic action has never been found necessary, Theodore Morrison '23, director of English A and chairman of the committee explained yesterday. The usual procedure, he stated, is to refer misusers of English to the Bureau of Study Counsel for remedial work...