Word: wave
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Britain's reaction to a wave of anti-British criticism in the U.S. was both sharp and serious last week. Britons have been slow to anger at what they consider misinterpretation of Empire policy, but this time...
...right here and now," stated Ensign Olga Quadland in answer to my query, "that our social life is confined to meals at the College Coffee Shoppe." "Yes," chimed in Ensign Myers, "and as to how we feel about being the first and so far only WAVES in the school, frankly, we've not time to worry about it." At which point began a discussion of the course, its restrictive influence on the social life of a WAVE, and the chivalry of fellow students...
Taking part in the parade and exercises near the baseball diamond will be the four to five thousand midshipmen and officers of the Supply, Radar, Communications, and WAVE units here. The 950 officer candidates from the V-12 Unit will be on leave at this time, having been reviewed on October...
...used to the orthodox set-up this job is quite a problem. For example, Joe Lauterbach was trained at Minnesota to pivot slightly to his right, make a "Wave-fake," and then get out of the neighborhood as fast as possible. Now he takes a full turn to the left and, with his back to the line, walts for the wing and/or the tail to go past before the play gets under way, with deliberateness rather than speed the key point in the take...
...Including Seaman 2nd Class Elizabeth Korensky, first WAVE killed in line of duty on active service...