Word: wire
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...minutely planned and elaborately organized amphibious assault in Korea last week was as different from the Willaumez snafu as an F80 jet is from the baling-wire crates of World War I. Since Willaumez, a great deal has been learned about the art of amphibious warfare. More than any other marine, "O.P." Smith, sometimes called "the Professor," had labored to get World War II beach assault experience into textbooks where all U.S. planners could...
...chiefly from circulation at 10? a copy, and had spent $1,595,570. Net loss for the first year: $514,112. Although the Compass has a tiny (25) editorial staff compared to other New York dailies, close to half the expenses were on the editorial side for reporters, wire services, cable tolls, etc. Advertising income, largely from amusement ads,, was only...
...Gypsy cried: "Look at me-I haven't slept in four nights. I have a terrible case of laryngitis from screaming my innocence at people." To the allegations of "front" activity, she said: "Entertainers are always being asked to help causes, and they all sound innocuous. Should we wire our Congressman to investigate before we do a benefit performance? I'm not a Red and never have been...
...officer was particularly impressed by the Britons' thoroughness. The new arrivals selected their positions well, dug in deep, laced their machine guns into tight fire-patterns, and methodically proceeded to lay some of the best minefields and barbed wire yet seen in Korea. Once dug in, the British began sending out patrols to make contact with the enemy. The patrols were cool, businesslike and aggressive as a pack of foxhounds...
That night the town gave Grandma a 100-place birthday banquet. She easily blew out all 90 candles on her 79-lb. cake, told well-wishers that she felt "no older than I did at 70." Highlight of her day was a congratulatory wire from President Truman: "May the spirit of spring and eternal sunshine be yours always...