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...airlift runs a delicate course between the thunderstorms always encountered at night, and the radar-directed anti-aircraft fire which grows heavier as the storms fade. When he began flying for the outfit, it had six Constellations and one DC-7. Of the Constellations, one was hijacked and flown to Madrid; a second was impounded when it made a forced landing on Malta (when its flight plan said it was going to New York). A third crashed in the jungle killing all aboard, and a fourth was blown up in Bisau, reportedly by a South African...
Still, strains of Straus are unlikely to fade quickly, if at all. Jack Straus says that he has "no timetable for stepping down entirely." And there are more Strauses on the way. Among the real comers at Macy's is Vice President Kenneth Straus, Jack's son. At 43, he has plenty of time to step...
...golf bug during his freshman year at the University of Florida. He learned the fine points of the game from his physical education instructor, Conrad Rehling, whom he still consults by telephone during important matches. Rehling straightened out Murphy's natural hook, made him develop a fade. "He taught me everything I know," says Murphy. "He saw I had fire and guts and desire and he taught me how to use them." By his sophomore year Murphy was "playing golf like there was no tomorrow," and by the time graduation rolled around, he had won the N.C.A.A...
...with Florida Tile Industries, which meant round after round of businessman's golf. "I looked around," he says, "saw that all I was doing was playing golf anyway, so I decided to turn pro." For a professional prospect, Murphy had two serious faults: weak irons and his fade. But Florida Tile President Jim Sikes agreed to sponsor him, and last fall Murphy entered the P.G.A.'s Approved Tournament Players' school. Only 30 of 111 aspirants won their A.T.P. cards; Murphy was among them...
...since proved that he can work the fade to his advantage, and he compensates for his iron deficiency with a deadly wedge shot. Most of all, Murphy perseveres. Says he: "You can't switch around on the course because of what other golfers might do. You've just got to play steady and play your own game to make it. The way I figure it, this game is 90% mental." The other 10%? "The way you sleep," he says, "and your digestion...