Word: regularities
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...basis of the Air Guard's accomplishments and efficiency, and not upon political considerations or personal vendettas. We feel that the Guard's past record and accomplishments, level of proficiency, esprit de corps, and combat readiness will compare favorably with any organization in the Air Force, regular or reserve...
After the Pennsylvania Railroad's board of directors finished its regular meeting last week in Philadelphia, a telephone call went through to summon Allen J. Greenough, 54, vice president in charge of transportation and maintenance. Walking into the president's office, Greenough was hit with the biggest surprise of his career: he had just been named president of the Pennsy, jumping over the heads of other officers who had hoped...
...experimenting produced less fortunate results. John Jerbasi, center half, captain, and backbone of the Quaker squad, was injured in practice Friday and did not play. To compensate for Jerbasi's absence, Penn coach Charles Scott moved left fullback Charley Kalme to center halfback, where he did an adequate job. Regular left half Bob Trigg filled in for Kalme at fullback, and right inside Davey Buten switched to left halfback. Fred Mansouri was elevated to first-string inside...
Insights-and irreverence-are the daily Casbah pattern. The point is to give outstanding scholars a free year (at their regular salaries), and let them nourish one another "in the raw." Begun five years ago with a Ford Foundation grant, the Casbah (grants to date: $10.3 million) was built near Stanford University because scholars liked the isolation and their wives liked the weather. Already 233 fellows have passed through, representing 52 institutions and eleven foreign countries. Director Ralph Tyler, onetime dean of social sciences at the University of Chicago, has no trouble recruiting. His fat waiting list now includes...
Before the Legionnaires left town, the Star recorded their activities in dozens of color pictures. This is more color than most newspapers use, but they use plenty. The increase in run-of-press color, i.e., in regular press runs as opposed to specially preprinted color, is a major development in U.S. journalism. Moving westward, its importance grows almost in geographical proportion: in the East, 52% of newspaper readers get multicolor dailies; in the Midwest, 87%, and in the Far West...