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While Curt Simmons sped to Shibe Park with a special ten-day pass, approved by the Department of Defense, the general continued, "it is gratifying to be able to take this course of action to encourage the ball team during the World Series...
...lead. The Terriers moved from their own 35-yard line the first time they got the ball, with fullback Charles Kent driving over from about four yards out. In the second quarter, Bobby Whelan, an unusually fast halfback, broke over the left side of the Harvard defense, sped through the secondary, and raced 35 yards to the goal line...
Over a 3.4-mile course on the New Hampshire Turnpike last week, two small cars sped back & forth, competing in a miles-per-gallon mileage test. The cars were Nash's new "Rambler," and Kaiser-Frazer Corp.'s "Henry J.," making its first public appearance. The Henry J. made 34 miles to the gallon, v. the Rambler...
...been dangling somewhere near Chonju (see map); there were not enough men to extend the Allied line to the west coast, and furthermore, the U.S. left had to be pulled back as Korea's defenders retired to the build-up zone around Pusan. But the North Koreans sped the withdrawal to a dangerous pace. They simply poured around the open flank. At some points they were lightly resisted by small contingents of South Korean constabulary and marines who fired a few shots before clearing out; at other points they encountered no resistance...
...sent all hands to their battle stations. The Juneau was 4,000 yards offshore and the lights of trucks moving along coastal roads in enemy-held South Korea could be seen with the naked eye. One of the Juneau's forward guns cracked sharply and a flare-shell sped into the night. A few seconds later a brilliant white light floated gracefully over the beach toward low hills. The five-inchers pounded for a few minutes and then all was dark and silent again. The Juneau swung about and cruised south for a few minutes, then north, then south...