Word: gruenther
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Alfred M. Gruenther, 42, was General McNair's left-hand man (young Brigadier General Mark Clark was his right) at the GHQ directors' group at Camp Polk. Gruenther became a lieutenant colonel during the maneuvers . . . Eisenhower says Gruenther is one of the best soldiers he has ever known-and so do dozens of other people. Gruenther is a thin, pale, frank officer who proves to be studious, well-informed and extremely well-liked . . . The knowing element in the Army is betting on the Eisenhower-Gruenther combination to swim to the top quickly...
Classic & Sound. Ike has been playing bridge for more than 25 years, ranks as an expert just a shade below tournament class. His game was once described by Ely Culbertson as "classic, sound, with flashes of brilliance." His favorite bridge partner, NATO's General Alfred Gruenther, is one of the few military men who have long been regarded as better than Ike at the game.* After one crucial hand, in which they were soundly set, Partners Eisenhower and Gruenther mulled over the game play in an exchange of letters that went on for two years...
...Gruenther's biggest moment among the masters: the grudge match between Ely Culbertson and Sydney S. Lenz (partners included Mrs. Culbertson and Oswald Jacoby), in which Lieut. Gruenther, then an instructor at West Point, acted as referee...
Army. To succeed General Joseph Lawton Collins, 57, the President would like to name his old friend, General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther, 52, NATO's scholarly chief of staff. But Ike is said to think that NATO needs Gruenther more than it needs General Matthew Ridgway, NATO commander. Ridgway, more of a fighter than a diplomat, could be counted upon to keep the U.S. Army in fighting shape. Leading candidate: Ridgway...
...German arms with those of five of her neighbors, and thus to guard against a revival of German militarism. The other five are already joined together in NATO, where the armies of 14 countries serve side by side. Last week, on a visit to the U.S., General Alfred M. Gruenther, NATO's Chief of Staff, issued a cheerful progress report on this mighty coalition. Said...