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...World War II; of a heart attack while on a hunting trip in Bavaria, where he was stationed as commander of U.S. Army troops in southern Germany. A rock-hard disciplinarian, he drew heavy fire from mothers, wives and Congressmen in 1951 for his rigid handling of his 43rd (Connecticut National Guard) Division, and later, in Germany, set off more outcries by his zealous efforts to stamp out drinking and promiscuity (he had a lieutenant colonel cashiered for drunkenness and adultery...
...minor read agents, a New Yorker, presented a note to the teller at the 43rd St. Merchants' Trust Bank saying, "This is a stick-up. Pass over all your cash and no one will get hurt." The teller was indeed stuck-up--insufferably so. She hardly glanced at the poor wretch, but replied, "Well, you must have that O.K.ed by an officer." Then she left her cage, walked to a guard and gave the rascal in charge. After searching him, finding neither weapons nor money, the guards threw him out of the bank. "We thought he was a bum," they...
Tops among the History courses was 61a, in 26th place with 216 students. This was followed by History 142, which finished 38th, History 132a, in 40th place, History 169, in 43rd place: History 159b, in 48th place, and History 168a, in 49th place...
...speed record (139.6 m.p.h.), Veteran Miller never won the annual 500-mile speedway classic, decided that this year's attempt would be his last. He climbed into his V-8 Novi Special for a fast practice spin, lost control, crashed into the barrier, became the speedway's 43rd victim...
...43rd Dartmouth weekend sloshes into the snow Saturday as Button's Olympic teammates Brooks Dodge and Bill Reck pace the host team's bid to cop their own skiing Championship. The racing face includes a giant down hill on Moose Mountain north of Hanover and jumping on the Indians 40 meter golf course hill in the carnival...