Word: davide
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Force Lieut. David Sleeves got considerable mileage out of his dramatic story of a bail-out from his T-33 jet over California's Sierra Nevada range and the ensuing 54 days during which he claims to have trekked (on sprained ankles) precariously through the wilderness. Returning to civilization sporting a handsome beard (TIME. July 15). Steeves. 23, was taken in tow by Air Force pressagents, sat for newspaper interviews, repeatedly told his dramatic survival story on TV. and finally got a $10.000 offer for his story from the Saturday Evening Post. Last week the sonic boom cracked around...
...probably adequate to socialize the United States. The budget is but the guesswork of a small group of individuals, temporarily gathered in Washington, whose previous training and experience has little to do with the nation's need." As the old soldier thundered on, a small stockholder, Mrs. David Davis, miffed because Sperry Rand had not passed out refreshments ("Other companies give you sandwiches and cold drinks''), stopped him in mid-charge, earned herself some solid-gold applause: "I love my country. I love to pay taxes. And I've waited an hour and 15 minutes...
...controversial theory of sex deviations. Its net: many outwardly respectable American homes may, more or less inadvertently, "seduce" children into becoming sexual deviates. The two psychiatrists, who published their theory in the A.M.A. Journal: Dr. Adelaide M. Johnson, 52, professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, and Dr. David B. Robinson, 33, of the Mayo Clinic. They put the blame for deviations squarely and almost exclusively on the parents-who in turn must have been warped by their own parents...
...Major General David Hodge Baker, 49, will take over as president and chief executive officer of Capital Airlines, succeeding J. H. ("Slim") Carmichael, 50, who moves up to chairman of the board after ten years in the president's seat. Born in Paterson, N.J., Old Pilot Baker graduated from West Point ('30) and Harvard Business School ('41), was deputy commander of the Ninth Air Force Service Command in England during World War II, since 1953 has been in charge of all Air Force procurement and production. Capital's directors hope Baker's experience will help...
Frozen Assets. In Akron, Mark Pollock, 9, and brother David, 4, sold out their entire stock in three torrid days, charging heat-parched neighbors up to 4? each for 180 snowballs, of various flavors, which they stored last winter in the family freezer...