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...mostly) solo set, Russell Wolff and his band (comprised of another guitarist, bassist and drummer) took the stage—such as it is—and proceeded to perform a relatively homogenous selection of vocally quirky but musically conventional pop-country tunes, occasionally sounding like a softened Old 97s. Wolff and his group, though not the most musically talented band on the scene nor the most lyrically eloquent, was nonetheless quite engaging and fun. Wolff did repeatedly reference the nature of the venue (“damn it feels good to be back in a basement?...
...facing such hazards ranges upwards of $5,000 a month. Even at those wages, most U.S. crews of the C-97s that reached Africa in January are already refusing to fly any more and are returning home. The Europeans, mostly veteran pilots too old or to flaky to be hired by regular airlines, are thus still bearing the brunt of the shuttle, though they have been flying only two nights out of every four instead of every night, as they did before the ex-U.S. Air Force C-97s arrived...
...time of SAC transition, with 100 Atlas and 54 Titan I missiles being phased out, along with 400 B-47s, six airfields and 14 missile sites. But he will still have plenty left: 600 B-52s, 80 B-58s, 600 KC-135 jet tanker planes, 200 KC-97s, 54 Titan II missiles and 650 Minutemen (he will eventually have 1,000 Minutemen), all comprising 90% of the free world's explosive power...
UNDER the Kennedy program of increased flexibility, the Air Force will increase its airlift capacity-now one of the weakest links in U.S. defenses-by calling up an unannounced number of reserve squadrons flying C-124s, and Air National Guard squadrons equipped with C-97s. In addition, the Air Force will keep in service some C-118s that were scheduled for deactivation. By squeezing more mileage out of these aging, prop-driven planes, the Air Force will boost its airlift capability by 25%, will be able to fly two divisions to Europe in about two weeks. Looking ahead...
...union contract. Boeing stood to lose millions on Stratocruiser orders, but eventually, Allen won his fight. Boeing more than recouped its losses on commercial orders with orders from the Air Force for the KC-97, the cargo and tanker version of the Stratocruiser. To date, more than 500 KC-97s have come off the lines, a final vindication of Bill Allen's first big decision...