Westmoreland

[ west-mawr-luhnd, -mohr- ]

/ ˈwɛstˌmɔr lənd, -ˌmoʊr- /

William Childs

[chahyldz], /tʃaɪldz/, 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.

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Westmoreland and his wife sent Wallace flowers and eventually dropped the suit.
Mike Wallace Dead at 93: His Enduring TV Legacy|Eleanor Clift|April 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Westmoreland eventually brought a $120 million libel lawsuit against CBS for the way he was portrayed in the special.
Mike Wallace’s Interviews: Henry Kissinger to Roger Clemens (Video)|The Daily Beast|April 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A libel suit that Westmoreland famously filed against CBS, which made the claim, was settled out of court.
Generals Can't Be Trusted|Lee Siegel|October 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This variety is much grown about Lancaster, and some parts of Westmoreland, where it is a great favorite among the cottagers.
British Pomology|Robert Hogg

It stands on the slope of a hill near the Langdale Pikes in Westmoreland, commanding a view of surpassing loveliness.
The Lure of the Camera|Charles S. Olcott
He crossed Westmoreland street when apostrophe S had plodded by.
Ulysses|James Joyce
I mean I was born in Westmoreland and then removed to Dorking.
Dimbie and I--and Amelia|Mabel Barnes-Grundy
Also noted from a few other southern counties, and from Suffolk, Norfolk, and Westmoreland.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series|Richard South