Word: spottedness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Third Day. In a stretch of dune country in north-central Sinai, at a vital road junction called Abu Aweigila, the Egyptians threw their one fierce punch. Israeli Shermans and AMXs ran into a strong battalion of Egyptian armor, veered away from it while Israeli infantry moved to the attack...
Once written, however, the speeches were used always as the bible but seldom as texts. Generally Nixon spoke without a text and without notes. More of a talker than a speechmaker, he aimed directly at his audiences, used simple, plain, stark language, made his points specifically and clearly, never shouting...
¶ On the coast, undefeated U.S.C. spotted Washington a one-touchdown lead in the first quarter, then powered its way to a surprisingly easy 35-7 victory. Stanford jammed the Oregon attack and, with Quarterback John Brodie in fine touch, scored a workmanlike 21-7 win.
Behind Russian Lines. One day in 1942 Captain (ex-R.O.T.C.) Hoegh was leading his company in bayonet drill when the division commander spotted him. whisked him to division headquarters at G-3 (operations) and sent him off-a captain among colonels-to Command and General Staff School. He graduated...
To Catch a Thief. In Lisbon, Mario Fernandes Neves tried to steal a cop's motorcycle in front of the city jail, was arrested after prisoners spotted him from a cell window, called police.