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...have no political base, no staff," admits retired Air Force Chief of Staff Curtis LeMay, 60. Even so, a good many of his friends think that with all those opinions of his, notably about the war in Viet Nam, Curt might be a natural in politics. So he is being urged to go up against California's moderate Republican Senator Thomas Kuchel next year. In Santa Barbara, LeMay allowed that "if a real movement gets going for me, I might consider...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 7, 1967 | 4/7/1967 | See Source »

Besides Allen, Gardner and Hoffman the other returning lettermen for the heavies are: captain Jake Fiechter. Curt Canning, Andy Larkin, and Eric Sigward. Sophomores who show special promise are Goldkamp, Dave Higgins, Fritz Hobbs, and Cleve Livingston...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Heavyweight Champs Facing Stiff Season | 3/29/1967 | See Source »

...first varsity match, Harvard sophomore Howie Freeman pulled out a fantastic, last-second victory over Cornell's Curt Barry to clinch a 20-14 win over the perennial Ivy wrestling champions...

Author: By Glenn A. Padnick, | Title: Wrestlers Upset Cornell's Champs | 1/9/1967 | See Source »

...CURT TETRAULT Hudson, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 6, 1967 | 1/6/1967 | See Source »

Newcomers or old hands, the women are frequent visitors to the front lines, where reaction to their presence is varied. When one of the women turned up at the headquarters of a Marine fighter squadron in the Mekong Delta, the C.O. gave her a curt order: "You'll wear fatigues all the time. We don't want women with legs down here." Out in the boondocks, another one of the girls was greeted by a battle-weary Army sergeant who asked quietly: "Will you please just say something? I haven't heard an American woman speak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Correspondents: Femininity at the Front | 10/28/1966 | See Source »

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