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...born but arrived by statistics, has been Jimmy's wife before (in The Stratton Story and The Glenn Miller Story), and by now she can play the part in her sleep. Sometimes, in fact, she seems to do so. Frank Lovejoy, who plays General Curtis E. LeMay. the tough boss of SAC, does an excellent imitation of that famous cigargoyle...
...chairman of Fletcher Aviation Corp., retired veteran of 32 years' service with the Air Force, postwar commanding general of U.S. Air Forces in Europe; of a heart attack; in Arcadia, Calif. Trainer of hundreds of military pilots (among his pupils: Generals Nathan F. Twining, Hoyt Vandenberg, Curtis E. LeMay), four-star Uncle Joe won renown as one of World War II's great tactical airmen; devised "Operation Strangle," which severed Nazi rail transport to central Italy in preparation for the push on Rome...
Seven Words for Survival. Until recent years, the U.S. had hardly any air defense. On the sound military theory that offense is the best defense, the U.S. entrusted its safety to the Strategic Air Command under General Curtis LeMay. The theory was, and is, that SAC's poised heavy-bomber punch would either deter the Communists from attacking, or destroy Communist production centers if they did. Now, for the first time, the Reds may have strength enough to knock out SAC bases with a surprise blow. The U.S., unable to retaliate, would be doomed to destruction or surrender...
Jordan has had outstanding players at Harvard since--Buddy LeMay, Dick Clasby, John Culver. But he has always continued to emphasize the team. "Block, tackle, and run," has been a satisfactory motto on the field, but he has supplemented it with a three-point code. "First, I consider what's good for the boy. Second, what's good for the institution he represents, and third, what's good for the sport." These standards are not mere eyewash: Dick Clasby, injured in last year's Davidson game, might have made the difference in the Princeton game. But even though Clasby...
...Desi Arnaz, Edgar Bergen and Fibber McGee, who spend their spare time puttering around with shelves and kitchen cabinets; Movie and Recording Stars George Montgomery, Perry Como, Dan Duryea and Jane Russell, who do their own handiwork, build boats and furniture; the Strategic Air Command's General Curtis LeMay, who is currently helping fellow airmen rebuild a private airplane, and has set up do-it-yourself workshops at SAC bases for everyone from airmen to SAC's vice-commander, Major General Francis H. Griswold, who is reconditioning a sports car. Recently, the hobbyists found themselves in a comic...