Word: fields
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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Last week U.S. naval officers revealed that the premature fall of Wonsan had probably spared U.S. troops a very messy landing indeed. Captain Richard T. Spofford, in charge of minesweeping operations at Wonsan, told newsmen that the North Korean port had been blocked off by a vast field of 2,000 to 3,000 well-designed Soviet mines running 30 miles...
...little straw. Then I watched the guard throw the safety on his burp gun. I thought he was just doing it to scare us. But when he started firing I fell over and played dead. I prayed too. In the confusion I ran across a field. In the field I picked up four radishes. I jumped into another gully and stayed there, eating the radishes. I heard the gooks shoot the other groups of prisoners." U.S. investigators tried to track down reports of another trainload of prisoners taken north from Pyongyang. But at week's end they were convinced...
While developing her industry, Canada has also strengthened her position as a leading world supplier of raw materials. The vast oil exploration program in Alberta ("Second only to that of Texas") and the 350-million-ton Ungava-Labrador iron ore deposits ("Only a fraction of what the field will eventually yield") are prime examples of new riches uncovered during...
Philadelphia Athletics fans have long lived on their memories of Connie Mack's last great teams, the American League pennant winners of '29, '30 and '31. "Lefty" Grove and Righthander George Earnshaw pitched to Mickey Cochrane; Al Simmons ranged in left field, batted with his foot awkwardly in the bucket and was always over .300. Slugging Jimmy Foxx covered first base, and bustling over the rest of the infield, playing where he was needed most, was hustling Jimmy Dykes, a crack utility man and Connie Mack's favorite performer...
After being held scoreless for the first period, a strong and aggressive Dartmouth jayvee eleven took complete control of the game held yesterday at Soldiers Field scoring six touchdowns in the remaining three periods to overwhelm the Harvard aggregation...