Word: sv
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Philip was the youngest of the 26 people who had sv urn the Channel; his time was the second longest. Socialist Britain hailed Philip's feat of endurance as evidence that the welfare state was not softening Britain's youth. Ossett (pop. 15,000), Philip's home town in Yorkshire, prepared a big celebration. But his schoolmaster predicted that fame would not go to Philip's head: "He's a sound lad." Although Philip had stolen her thunder, Shirley May prettily congratulated...
...Germans, people responsible for the carefully cultivated beauty of the German farmlands. They are so happy it makes you happy. They crowd around you and shake hands and try to kiss you, ten of them at a time. Here are Russians, scores and scores of them, with the SV for Soviet Union daubed on their backs. There are many Russian women, strong and heavyset, smiling with broken teeth from ear to ear. There are French; some have been prisoners for five years...
Naval procurement officials today pointed out the great opportunities and need for men in the V-5 and SV-5 aviation programs, especially in the face of recent changes in the Selective Service directives. Emphasized was the fact that 17-year-olds are eligible for the V-5, while men between 18 and 26 may enter the SV...
...SV-5 programs are designed to enroll large numbers of men, and the immediate need for them is great. For trained men Naval aviation offers highly technical work as well as a commission as a Naval Ensign or a Marine Corps Second Lieutenant. Men facing immediate induction in the face of the new Selective Serive rulings have an opportunity to receive intensive training culminating in a commission...
Candidates for SV-7 must follow the procedure as previously established for V-1 and V-7. Application should be made at Little Hall where thorough screening will take place before the applications are sent in to 150 Causeway Street...