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Since May the monsoon had been India's best shield against the Japs. With that protection gone until another May, the question was whether enemy raids foretold a major Jap offensive. Out to explore possibilities went U.S. Brigadier General Clayton L. Bissell, chief of the 10th Air Force command, which embraces India, Burma and part of China. After a lengthy air tour General Bissell said that he had found no indication that the Japanese "are momentarily able to take on any large offensive...
Handsome, well-built Clayton ("Bud") Collyer, 34, who plays WOR's Superman, stands six feet high, weighs 165 pounds. Though he lacks the original's bulging muscles and jutting jaw, Supermaniacs who have met him in the flesh were not too rudely disillusioned...
...children (two girls and a boy), and superintendent of an interdenominational Sunday school at Manhasset, N.Y. Since he took over, the Sunday school's attendance has increased from 700 to 1,250. At first some children expected him to work miracles before their eyes. Now they understand that Clayton is not the real Superman-he merely plays him. Most embarrassing question Sunday-school pupils ask: Is there really a Superman? Clayton's sly answer: They will have to find that out from someone else...
Radio's Superman must have a greater respect for rationalities than he has in comics or movies. Though he can still whiz through the air or break down a wall with his fist, he can push over no buildings, perform no miracles that sound cannot easily convey. Clayton's transformation from the scoop-seeking reporter, Clark Kent, to the mythical Man of Iron is accomplished by carefully deepening his voice and having all companions faint, while he slips on Superman clothes. Superman's monologues must be cut to a minimum, suspense maintained by worrying listeners...
...Last week the U.S. augmented its small Far East Air Forces with new officer talent-46-year-old Brigadier General Clayton L. Bissell, World War I ace and one of the youngest of his rank. His command: the Tenth Air Force, which Major General Lewis Brereton headed before being transferred to the Near East. The Tenth, based in India, may operate also in China and Burma, reinforcing the commands of Brigadier General Claire Chennault...