Word: veteran
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...week's end they were in fourth, only 3½ games off the pace. Though Ted's big bat was a factor in the resurgence of the Red Sox, most of the credit goes to their little (5 ft. 6 in., 150 lbs.) shortstop, Billy Klaus. A veteran castoff from the Indians, Cubs, Braves and Giants, Billy, at 26, has been batting back and forth between the minors and majors for nine years. Everywhere, he looked pretty good; nowhere could he make the grade as a major league player. Even with the Red Sox, Billy had to wait...
...Veteran Robert Toth was arrested by air police in Pittsburgh in 1953 and flown to Korea to stand trial on a charge of murder committed while he was in the Air Force (TIME, Aug. 31, 1953). Before the court-martial could be called, however, the Air Force was forced to return him to the U.S., and Toth was released under a writ of habeas corpus. His case, a test of the military's authority over some 21 million living veterans, is pending before the Supreme Court...
...part of the vast and complex land scandals which have rocked the state (TIME, March 7) and cost the taxpayers an estimated $10 million. The scandals revolve around the Texas land program, a 1946 amendment to the state constitution that authorized $100 million in public funds to enable veterans to buy land. Under the program, qualified veterans could purchase ranch or farm land for a 5% down payment, with 40 years to pay off the balance. The state furnished the unpaid balance and held title until the veteran had retired the loan...
...next month. Not only does Field want to bring back the 25,000 readers the Sunday Sun-Times lost (present circulation: 587,630) when it boosted the price from 10? to 15?; he hopes to bring in another 25,000 new readers. To run Midwest, Field brought in Veteran Editor Jonathan Kilbourn, 39, who will develop a Sunday magazine different from Parade, which the Sun-Times uses, and This Week. Midwest's 15 departments-e.g., children, crime, health, religion, art-will concentrate on news and features in Chicago, be half-text and half-pictures...
...survey of 407,000 homeowners, the Veterans Administration last week reported on what kind of a man takes out a VA-guaranteed home loan. The conclusion: by any standard, he is a solid citizen. According to the VA, the average veteran with a VA loan is 32 years old and has a yearly income of $5,780, with another $2,000 socked away in the bank. He spends an average $11,640 for his house, pays $1,100 down and makes monthly payments of $95.15 for interest and amortization. Of all 407,000 homeowners, 60% bought new homes, 40% older...