Word: uniform
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Chadwick read the entire transcript of the hearing in which McCarthy called Brigadier General Ralph Zwicker unfit to wear the U.S. uniform. Then Chadwick put into the record the impressive list of General Zwicker's medals and citations. Williams said nothing...
...Germans cared a lot-not because they were dying to get into uniform, but because they were keen to get back their sovereignty. The result in West Germany was a sodden despair, which was bound to revive the old nationalism, and spread the conviction that good behavior does not pay any more than bad behavior...
...revolutionary who is Premier of Egypt. He had achieved what Egyptians had been trying to do for over 70 years: get Britain's troops off their country's soil. London had at last agreed to evacuate its mighty Suez Canal base. "Now I am worthy of my uniform," exulted Nasser's close friend, General Abdel Hakim Amer, commander of Egypt's army...
...gathered last week to commemorate the heroism of Jewish soldiers who parachuted behind German lines during World War II, were captured, and died in concentration camps. Prime Minister Moshe Sharett was the principal speaker, and among the honored guests were several other paratroop veterans who had fought in one uniform or another against Hitler. Midway in the ceremony, two tiny, corn-yellow Piper Cubs circled low over the crowd. As one passed over Sharett's head, flying only 100 yards above the ground, the pilot dropped a parachute bearing a memorial message from President...
...Three hundred U.S. companies use radioisotope thickness gauges to measure the thickness of metals, rubber and plastics. The gauge works automatically as part of the manufacturing process, keeping the thickness of a material uniform. Several companies using the gauge have saved up to $100,000 a year. In the manufacture of sheet copper, a saving of only 2% would mean a national annual saving...