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...Army has had few tougher combat generals than James Alward Van Fleet, 69, who won three Distinguished Service Crosses, three Silver Stars and three Bronze Stars during a distinguished career that included leading an Army corps in Europe, defeating Communist guerrillas in Greece, and commanding the Eighth Army in Korea. But solid as was Van Fleet's reputation for bravery, it was occasionally matched by his reputation for shooting from the lip. Last week, on the eve of his recall by the Kennedy Administration as an Army consultant on guerrilla warfare, Van Fleet arose before a gathering of conservation...
Yale rebounded from an earlier shaky 19-14 win over Connecticut to stop easily Brown, 20 to 2. Denny McGill and AlWard, the Eli "touchdown twins," piled up most of the Blue yardage, each scoring once...
...Haven, Yale, held scoreless in the first half, broke through the Dartmouth defenses in the second for three touchdowns to win, 20 to 0. Eli righthalf Dennis McGill went 9 yards for the first Yale touchdown, while left half AlWard, the league's leading scorer, made the second from the two-yard line...
Presumed Dead. Lieut. James Alward Van Fleet Jr., U.S. Air Force, only son of retired Army General James A. Van Fleet; two years after he was listed as missing following the disappearance of his B-26 bomber behind Communist lines; near Sunchon, Korea...
...parade grounds at Washington's Fort McNair last week, with ruffles & flourishes, a 17-gun salute and a review of the troops, the U.S. Army marked the retirement of General James Alward Van Fleet, But Old Soldier Van Fleet 61, on the inactive list after 38 years of service including 22 months as Eighth Army commander in Korea, was not yet ready to fade away. The morning after the ceremonies, he went back to the Capitol Hill firing line and expanded on his earlier testimony (TIME, March 16 et seg.) about the Eighth Army's "serious shortage...