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* Son Earl, a Charleroi, Pa. electrical engineer, was missing from the ceremony; Roy, a Kansas pharmacist, died in 1942. A seventh son, Paul, died in infancy.
*Real meaning: criterion or watchword, because the Gileadites recognized the Ephraimites as their enemies when the Ephraimites mispronounced the Hebrew word "shibboleth" as "siboleth." (Judges 12:6). Ike's own troops used a similar shibboleth during the Battle of the Bulge when they tried to trap English-speaking German spies by asking them who won the World Series.
* Abilene High's Centerfielder Eisenhower was aiming high: Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop Honus Wagner, an alltime great, led National League batting for eight years, batted .300 or better for 17 consecutive years, went to bat 10,427 times (in league games), scored 1,740 runs.