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Dawes was attending the 40th reunion of the class of 1884 at Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio. Said TIME: "Naturally, since a big convention was going on at Cleveland, there was some listening-in by radio. Several members of '84 were at it. After a hot roll call, the Republican nominee for Vice President was announced. It was one of those very Marietta '843 [Dawes himself] who were listening in. And he exclaimed . .. : 'Well, I declare...
...commander-Major General Daniel Hudelson, outgoing commander of the 40th Division (California National Guard)-drew some grim conclusions from these facts last week. The Communists, said Hudelson, now have the power to drive the U.N. forces out of Korea. On the word of other top commanders, his estimate of the situation is too pessimistic, but Army Secretary Frank Pace's rebuttal -"[We can] meet any challenge the Communists may make"-was certainly far rosier than Clark's report warranted. Retorted Hudelson: "Secretary Pace . . . undoubtedly has information not available to a poor old broken-down commander just back from...
...adjoining French Morocco last week, the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Fez (by which the territory passed into French control) rolled around. In Tangier, an international port which Moors view as part of Morocco, rioters ran amuck in the streets, smashed shop fronts, looted, beat up Europeans. At least a score were injured, and several killed...
...week had some welcome news for 170,000 of the reservists and National Guardsmen summoned to active duty after Korea. Though their 24-month tours of duty will not begin to expire until summer, the Army will start letting them out in March. Reason: Many units (e.g., the 28th, 40th, 43rd, 45th National Guard Divisions) were called up at the same time. The Army cannot send them all home at once, must stagger the discharges over a period of months as it trains draftees to take their place...
...Kobe, Japan last March, 152,304 officers and G.I.s, 72,000 Navymen, and 29,991 Marines had been sent home-every last combat man except 137 critical specialists. To replace them, the Army had shipped out 225,000 fresh troops plus two full National Guard Divisions (California's 40th and Oklahoma's 45th...