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Both the mile and two-mile relay teams are wide open, but in the milerace, Captain Bob Houghton, and last year's Yardling leader Bill Palson, are ahead of the pack. Top man in the 445 looks to be Frank McKecnie, who did not run last year, but was the leading quarter-miler on his Freshman team. Don MacKinnon, a star at Newton High, stands out among the hurdlers, while Steve Gifford seems to be his outstanding understudy...
Although the PT-69's specifications are a military secret, pictures show that she is about 70 ft. long, about 16 ft. in the beam, carries two torpedo tubes and has a stern gangway for depth charges. The three engines pack enough power to run away from destroyers (i.e., 45 knots or more) except in rough weather. Since such boats have little offensive value unless used in large flotillas, the Navy may decide to put little Huckins Yacht Corp. (normal gross: less than $500,000 a year) into the defense business...
...Harlowmen, with their neat .714 figure, led the pack, while the Yardling eleven with .167, was at the foot of the list. Other squads were well above average, the jayvee gridders notching a .600 total, the varsity soccer team a .571, and the '45 booters...
Despite such obstacles, Pan Am's work progresses both aground and aloft. Two years ago Pan Am operated 35% of South America's airlines; now it operates 63%. Axis espionage and sabotage will be lessened if & when Lati and Condor pack up and leave, as other Axis lines in South America have already...
...three feats performed by Tyrone Power without so much as messing his coiffure. The supporting cast, sparked by Reginald Gardiner as an R.A.F. volunteer from the upper crust who is just bored with it all, give sparkling comedy performances; and a horde of extras with wonderful technical direction pack conviction into the military scenes...