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Word: wainright (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Plan B had been drawn up by Fisby's boss, Colonel Wainright Purdy III, "a man with a clearly defined mission in the Army- he was reaching for the stars." Behind Purdy loomed the formidable figure of Mrs. Purdy, president of the Tuesday Club of Pottawattamie, Ind. It was she who had persuaded the colonel to organize a Woman's League for Democratic Action among the Okinawan ladies, and to suggest model menus for the league's meetings (chicken aspic and salmon loaf garnished with water cress, fruit compote and other delicacies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Good Clean Fun on Okinawa | 6/25/1951 | See Source »

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