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Also in the group was Air Force Ace Pilot James Robinson ("Robbie") Risner, 47. Winner of the Air Force Cross for heroism in 1965, he appeared on TIME's cover that year as an exemplar of America's fighting men. A few months later, he ejected from his crippled F-105 near Thanh Hoa in North Viet Nam and was captured. He was a colonel then, but would discover this week that he had been promoted to brigadier general...
...winged lion for Mark, the eagle for John. The standard 13-card suits prevail, designated one through king, but every card is a "picture" card, decorated with a biblical quotation and a full-color Gospel scene that seems a cross between tarot cards and Peter Max art. From the ace of Luke to the king of John, the scenes tell a chronological story of Jesus' life. The king of Mark, for instance, is the Crucifixion. The jokers are "fools for Christ." A booklet accompanying the deck suggests variations on standard games. "Go Fish" becomes "Go Seek." "War" becomes "Peace...
However, Harvard's trends differed from those established in the ACE study in the areas of medicine and law. The percentage of Harvard seniors planning to go to law school dropped during the six-year span and the medical school percentage showed no change...
Married. Douglas Bader, 62, never-say-die R.A.F. hero who overcame the loss of both legs in a '30s air crash, became a World War II ace credited with downing 22½ German planes, escaped three times from P.O.W. camps, and saw his exploits portrayed in a 1957 movie (Reach for the Sky); and Joan Murray, 54; both for the second time; in Coventry, England...
PIPPIN. Fabulous Bob Fosse fashioned this ace musical, in which the son of Charlemagne is regaled with firecracker dance numbers, sunshiny songs and smashing girls...