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...home, the U.S. people took this significant advance in stride. A year ago, such a tremendous push might have started public celebrations. By now, the U.S. people, like their Army, had become more professional in their attitude toward war. They were also, as ever, mindful of the cost...
...State of New York, long used to pacing the Union in matters of social legislation, this week struck out on what may prove its most ambitious stride. The legislature passed and Governor Dewey signed a bill to outlaw employment discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin...
...took the transition into a world where "men are men" in her stride. At first the Navy's odd terminology baffled her. She was taken aback when a male officer, discussing uniforms for WAVES. said he thought they should be designed so that blouses could be removed in the office. When another officer talked about "procuring" 10,000 women, Miss Mac's eyebrows climbed. But she quickly caught...
...King Ibn Saud of Arabia ("Servant of the Mighty One") walks with a slow, deliberate gait. The nine battle wounds of his youth, even the trouble some one in his groin, have not curbed his legendary virility, but they have reduced his ranging stride. Fortnight ago, when he met President Roosevelt on a U.S. cruiser in the Suez Canal (TIME, March 5), the King looked longingly at the President's well-worn wheelchair...
Coach Adolph Samborski's B team, which had won eight games previously, was alternately hot and cold in its contest with Andover. Outclassed by a 32-17 count in the first half, the Jayvees hit their stride in the third period and were trailing by only two points as the final quarter got under way. But the prepschoolers grabbed the initiative at that point and opened up a sizable lead...