Word: strengthened
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...have been dug deep, with walls, in some places, 4 to 8 ft. thick. Large supplies of winter clothing were stashed underground, indicating that the Reds had planned a winter-long stopover. In addition to jerking the enemy out of his prepared winter positions, the offensive had helped strengthen the allied winter line by pushing the enemy back out of reach of the railroad which runs down from Kumhwa through Chorwon and Yonchon to Seoul. What had seemed at first to be an all-out offensive had turned out to be a limited tactical offensive. "Splendid," said tough-talking General...
Secondly, he continued, "we will have to strengthen Europe sufficiently so that Germany feels she will actually have a chance to hold the line against Russia in the event of an attack. This does not necessarily mean a bigger U.S. Army in Germany," he said, "but enough tactical air power to provide an adequate cover for armies...
...least the Crimson is in fine shape, so that the offensive teams which will go against the Purple will be the best Jordan has. Fred Ravreby is again at the right end spot. His height and agility should help strengthen that position. Left end Paul Crowley, of course, is the best wingman on the squad...
...cabinets between 1949 and 1951; of uremia; in Paris. A wealthy conservative, whose long cigarette holder became a trademark, Petsche was an active anti-Nazi during the German occupation of France in World War II. In postwar years, he fought vigorously for economy, successfully used Marshall Plan aid to strengthen France's sickly economy...
...Streetcar Named Desire is the latest picture to suggest that Hollywood Censor Joseph Breen has been stretching the Production Code to let more of the facts of life reach the screen. The reason, according to Hollywood observers: to help producers strengthen their movies for the competition with TV. Other recent examples: A Place in the Sun, in which a character tries to get an abortion; People Will Talk, whose broad-minded hero marries a girl pregnant, out of wedlock, by another man; The Prowler, which turns on a wedding-night discovery that the bride is an expectant mother...