Word: shoulderful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...build its first high school. It hired Eugene R. Howard, 37, who had studied under Trump at the University of Illinois, to be superintendent, and set him free to build the school. Howard supervised the construction of the $2,000,000 school as though Trump were looking over his shoulder. Main features...
...Arrow Tattoo. The 32nd is a crack outfit. It earned its shoulder patch, a red arrow piercing a battle line, in the Meuse-Argonne during World War I. Its first casualties were suffered when the troopship Tuscania was sunk by a German submarine. In World War II the Red Arrow Division fought its way from Buna to Saidor to Hollandia to Aitape to Luzon in 654 combat days-more than any other army unit in the nation's history. Along the way its men won n Congressional Medals of Honor, 49 Legions of Merit, 153 Distinguished Service Crosses...
...changed its mind, and now its men are returning to duty. One is Harry Donald Steinmetz, 43, who retired as a master sergeant in 1959 after 20 years with the 32nd. Says Steinmetz, who has rejoined the 32nd: "I feel like I have the Red Arrow tattooed on my shoulder. I'd hate to see the boys leave without...
...Jump Again." At the 82nd Airborne's jump school at Fort Bragg, N.C., last week, a trainee leaped from a 35-ft. tower and was jerked up like a marionette by the wire attached to his shoulder harness. When he reached the ground, the trainee's lips were flecked with blood. The instructor ignored it. "Your exit was too quick and you didn't keep your elbows in," he snapped. "Jump again." Near by a captain walking behind a row of trainees suddenly barked: "Hit it!" The men bowed seemingly in unison and shouted: "Airborne!" But four...
...starts), Hutch let his starting pitchers try to work themselves out of jams instead of yanking them at the first sign of trouble. "If I keep taking you out," he said, "you'll never learn how to pitch. You can't keep looking back over your shoulder at the bullpen." Forced to pace themselves carefully, the youngster starters worked on control, wasted few pitches. Little League Alumnus Joey Jay, 26, dumped by the Milwaukee Braves after seven disappointing seasons (lifetime record: 24 wins, 24 losses), came alive and won 21 games to lead the National League. Cocky...