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...Washington, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy joined Admiral King in adding another half-inch stripe to the one two-inch and three half-inch stripes on his sleeve, after moving the old ones closer together to avoid crowding at the elbow. (Generals of the Army George C. Marshall and Henry H. Arnold ordered new insignia, but had nothing yet to show their new status...
...Head of this low-cost educational project-an extension of both Los Angeles University's College of Psychiatry and Golden State University of Los Angeles-was curly-haired, thoughtful-looking, 24-year-old, self-styled "Vice Dean" George William Manus. His sideburns and the drape of his chalk-stripe suit were sharp. So were his departments: practical and applied psychology, chemical psychotherapy, hypnotic childbirth, advanced esoterics and metaphysics, and reflex therapy (dandy for baldness). Students of "prenatal suggestion" were advised: "When a couple decides to have children, they should go to a mountain resort where they can romp...
With three minutes to play and the ball deep in Kirkland territory, Jenkins went off tackle and slipped through a solid wall of would-be tacklers for a 49 years jaunt to the Eliot 35 yard stripe. On the next play, Eliot was set back half the distance to the goalline on a slugging penalty and it appeared as if their unscored-upon record would be broken. finally, in one of the best plays of the game, Jenkins knifed through center from the third to give Kirkland the distinction of having scored the only touchdown of the season against...
Leading the team from the tailback spot will be Ed Navin, flashy runner and pass-heaver. In the Saturday scrimmage, Navin accounted for the afternoon's only score almost single-handedly. He passed his squad down to the 15 yard stripe and drove it overland from there to the one on two plays, after which Bill Jenkins took it across...
...Last week the War Department adopted a suggestion long urged by Columnist Pyle that it revive the practice of awarding a sleeve stripe for each six months of overseas service. Congress has passed the so-called "Ernie Pyle Bill" to raise G.I. pay $10 for combat service...