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...Fitz-John, Ambassador from Sierra Leone, a country which receives is independence from the British on April 27 noted that in view of "the embarrassing position of the United States in regard to its NATO friends," the Angola vote in the United Nations "was a very heroic stand." He and many other African representatives said they saw no reason to "doubt the good faith" of the U.S. in the Cuba crisis...
Particularly emphasized by both the Africans and Williams was the need for careful selection and training of Corps personnel. Fitz-John hoped the students "would be highly motivated and extremely well prepared." Williams called for "realistic methods of selection" which would take into account "the very hard life these people would have to live...
Among the portraits is one of John Winthrop, first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony and one of the two John Winthrops after whom the house is named. Other members of the family represented in the collection are Adam Winthrop, Fitz-John Winthrop, Thomas Charles Winthrop, John Still Winthrop, and Robert Winthrop...
...When Major General Fitz-John Porter was arraigned for disobeying orders at the Second Battle of Bull Run. Last notable courtmartial in all the services was that of Col. William Mitchell in 1925 for criticizing the Air Service. Found guilty, suspended, he resigned...
...perhaps richest New Englander ($50,000,000), who built the world's second largest stockyard in Omaha, Neb.; in Boston. With his three brothers he started his career by buying a gold mine near Pike's Peak, Col., which was thought to be a quartz claim. General Fitz-John Porter† attempted to bore into the claim. Gold-miner Smith forthwith made an opening into the outlaw shaft from below, built a fire, and smoked out the General's workers. The General promptly installed a huge fan which blew the smoke down into the Smith workings...