Word: veterans
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...citizen of South Carolina first and a veteran second. In a state as poor as we are, I would be for $60 million for roads and for schools. We have [only] so much wealth, and we have to help the state by making it go around ... I certainly am willing to put my political life on the line any time for this country...
...G.P.s invited 20 specialists to talk to them, crowded in to listen with an enthusiasm that amazed veteran conventiongoers. At every session for four days they filled the Netherland Plaza's meeting rooms ahead of time, stayed late, kept the speakers answering questions afterward...
...knowledge of the tactics of the opponent streaking down-ice toward the net and a thoughtfully padded uniform. In the National Hockey League, the man who seemed to combine the necessary qualities better than anybody else this season was Toronto-born William Ronald ("Big Bill") Durnan, 34-year-old veteran of the Montreal Canadiens...
Last week, Canadien Coach Dick Irvin, a veteran of 41 years in hockey, called Big Bill the greatest goalie in hockey history. Said Durnan: "The greatest I ever saw was Charlie Gardiner...
...action is in support of the policy of the national AVC, which is the only veteran's organization openly fighting the legislation. The resolution states that "old age security should exist for the entire populace and that expenditures solely for veterans' old age benefits would only harm the legitimate veterans' needs which now exist...