Word: ruislip
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...finally decided we had a problem," admitted an officer at U.S. Air Force headquarters in Ruislip, near London, last week. The decision came none too soon. For months London's sensational Sunday press and gossipmongers in Britain have been feeding a smoldering resentment on the part of Britons against the 35,000-odd U.S. airmen now stationed in their country. The age-old criticisms of the visiting American-brash boastfulness, too free spending, a careless contempt for local manners & morals-have been heard again on every side. Chief source of irritation: loose behavior of a few airmen...
...more important, however, is the spontaneous good will of many on both sides. Ruislip headquarters last week proudly reported that the number of Britons who have invited U.S. troops to share their family Christmas dinners already far outnumbers the troops available. G.I.s at Mildenhall antiaircraft base are busily raising $3,000 to give a party of their own for local British kids, during which Santa Claus will arrive by helicopter...