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Chosen for the job: sturdy, blue-eyed Major Joseph E. Barrett, 33, a tough but affable World War II veteran from Rule, Texas. Flying B-175, Pilot Barrett was shot down over Schweinfurt, Germany, spent 19 months in a German prison camp. In 1947 he transferred to helicopters, logged 250 combat hours in Korea, won a Silver Star for flying a shell-chopped chopper 70 miles behind enemy lines to retrieve a wounded fighter pilot...
Secret Service Following. As Ike's pilot, Barrett will be called on for no such derring-do. But if troubles arise, he has been thoroughly schooled. Since his selection, Barrett has flown the H-47J 75 hours, has crisscrossed Washington pinpointing emergency landing sites, e.g., the Jefferson Memorial lawn...
Completing his first White House landing last week, Barrett lifted again, headed off to National Airport for more practice. Next month man and machine will return to the White House for the "Operation Alert" civil-defense drill. This flight will be the payoff: the first U.S. President to ride a helicopter will climb aboard to be whisked away from simulated danger- accompanied by a second copter carrying two Secret Servicemen...
...well with the feared Crimson juggernaut. In reality, all is not well, for the team has been whittled down by injury. French Anderson and Mike Robertson, counted on for two places in the 600 are injured, as is Dave Gately, the leading broad jumper. Both pole vaulters, Barrett Churchill and Barnes Keller are ailing, but both will complete. Dick will not run in the two-mile relay, and hurdler Joel Cohen is still hampered by his bad foot...
Coach Floyd Wilson experimented last night and used guard Bob Hastings as a forward, and Harrington and Bob Barrett at the guards in an attempt to increase the scoring power. While this did hamper the team slightly off the backboards, it succeeded handsomely. Hastings tallied 17 points, and was deadly in the opening minutes, when Harvard pulled ahead. Barnett played an excellent defensive game and threw in 10 points...