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Turbulent seas almost washed out the show Eisenhower had come to witness, featuring some 30 warships of the U.S. Sixth Fleet and five Dutch ships. Marine amphibious landings on Malta, mine-laying off Sicily by Navy bombers from French Morocco, and practice landings by French navy pilots on the 45,000-ton carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt were all canceled. But at the end of two days, a helicopter windmilled through grey, moist skies and gingerly deposited a grinning Eisenhower on the flight deck of the Roosevelt. There he watched the Navy's Corsairs, Skyraiders and twin-jet Banshees bombing...
Virginia Mayo, 28, in the classic tradition of Hollywood cheesecake, whose body has been referred to by the Sultan of Morocco as "the most striking proof of God's existence." From bathing beauty parts she has recently been switched to juicier-and more heavily clothed-adventure roles. Her current: virtuous Lady Barbara in Captain Horatio Hornblower...
Empire Holder: As Chief of Staff after France's liberation, directed the slow rebuilding of his country's army. In 1947 appointed Resident-General in Morocco, where a nationalist movement threatened French rule. "Morocco," he said, "has a right to be independent. But independence must wait until Morocco is ready." Applied a policy of military firmness to assure French control. He stuck with the Moroccan job after Eisenhower picked him for NATO, explaining, "I'd like to have things in order before I leave." Now he feels ready for the new post...
...French Morocco, Walter saw something that changed his whole life: traces of lead ore, which he recognized because he had seen the same ore around a big mine near Joplin, Mo., U.S.A. Against the advice of experts, Walter decided to start the Zellidja mine at the site. Within a few years he was getting rich...
...became a multimillionaire, with interests in big plantations in Morocco, a fine mansion in Paris. But Magnate Walter never forgot how he hit his first jackpot. In 1938, he decided to set up his special scholarships so that other boys might learn to get around and keep their eyes open. Since then, he has sent 950 boys on journeys of adventure - always with just enough money to get far away from home...