Word: veterans
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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Bouquets & Serenades. Last week Veteran Driver Attlee sat once more behind the wheel of her vintage Hillman, as Britain's Prime Minister set out on an eight-day tour to put Labor's case before the voters a second time. As always, modest, attractive Mrs. Attlee was, in the words of a friend, "quietly piloting Clem, although Clem still sits in the front seat." A suitcase was packed, gas coupons checked, road maps ready and Clem's knees were snugly wrapped in a woolen blanket as Violet swung the Hillman's nose out of Downing Street...
...Politics has fallen into the hands of old men," mused Veteran Socialist Norman Thomas, 65, after a luncheon in Manhattan at which he was paid tribute by some 1,300 admirers, including such friends of varied political persuasions as James A. Farley, Harold Ikes, Philosopher John Dewey, Adolph A. Berle Jr., Union Head David Dubinsky. "If you teach, you retire at 65. But in politics, you're just ripe to be chairman of a Senate committee...
...Occupancy limited strictly to married veteran students who are degree candidates. Tenants who have completed degree work or are taking only a limited program will be eliminated...
...units involved are the remaining part of the temporary arrangements made by the University at the close of World War 11 to assist married veteran students in their housing. The number of married students reached a peak in the fall of 1946, when 3,300 were registered. The number has dropped to approximately 2,400 this year, and a further drop is indicated for subsequent years...
...majority of the married veteran students during these years have lived in privately-operated dwellings, obtained in part through the cooperation of the University Housing Office...