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...Shave -a -Week. The Army's strength today is a little above a million men, but they are largely tied down by occupation, supply and housekeeping chores. Of the 89 divisions in service when Germany fell, the Army has only twelve left. Less than three are available to join the Marines in immediate action today, and all of them are in the U.S.: the understrength 2nd Armored and 2nd Infantry, the 82nd Airborne...
...Army men overseas are mostly green youngsters-the new, volunteer, "one-shave-a-week" Army. They are largely police and riot squads. There are only two divisions in Europe, both tied down by occupation duties, and the equivalent of a third in separate constabulary regiments. In the Pacific, General MacArthur has seven divisions, also committed to the occupation...
...stone (210 lbs.). He resembles General de Gaulle, except that he does not share the look of a supercilious camel. His great tired nose droops even lower than De Gaulle's. It curls under just in time to disclose an uncertain mustachelet which changes position with each shave...
Cheer up . . . face . . . the war . . . is over! . . . Burma-Shave...
...many motorists commented on how "your signs read almost like verses"-and so many began to buy Burma-Shave-that Odell decided to expand his idea. One of his first jingles...