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...buffet luncheon (orange juice, lemon ice, roast beef, ham, candied sweet potatoes, potato salad, peas, asparagus, mushrooms, lettuce, onions, whole-wheat rolls, fresh strawberry pie), the President protested, "Oh, my belt line!" He had just gone on a diet, he said, but at 182 lbs. he is still 6 lbs. overweight. In a mellow, after-meal mood, the guest of honor told Beltsville's hands that he stood firmly behind the kind of research they were doing. Someone mentioned the President's brother, Dr. Milton Eisenhower, who had once been Agriculture Department information director (1928-40). Chuckling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Down on the Farm | 6/8/1953 | See Source »

...come. In many ways they proved an organizational grasp of the workings of the Pentagon which none of Engine Charlie's predecessors in office had ever shown. To all appearances, Wilson had established more effective control than James Forrestal (September 1947 to March 1949), more cooperation than ham-handed Louis Johnson (April 1949 to September 1950), better discipline than Old Soldier George Marshall (September 1950 to September 1951), and greater loyalty from his top civilian assistants than even affable Robert Lovett (September 1951 to January 1953). Through it all, Engine Charlie remained soft-spoken and relaxed, with an inclination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Man from Detroit | 6/1/1953 | See Source »

Corey Wynn's freshmen also meet Dartmouth here today. Captain Ham Graven will play one as usual, Brooks Harris two, Martin Heckscher three, and Conrad Fischer four. Karl Purnell and Steve Kay round...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tennis Club Plays Dartmouth Today Minus Two Stars | 5/13/1953 | See Source »

...freshmen, Ham Gravem of Exeter again plays number one. Brooks Harris is two, Conrad Fischer three, Martin Hecksher four, Karl Purnell five, and Bill Green...

Author: By John J. Iselin, | Title: Tar Heels Favored to Top Varsity Tennis Men Today | 5/6/1953 | See Source »

...freshmen, Captain Ham Graven is in his usual top singles spot. Brooks Harris plays two, Conrad Fischer three, and Martin Heckscher four. Karl Purnell and Bill Green round...

Author: By John J. Iselin, | Title: Crimson Plays Jeff Netmen Here at 2 p.m. | 5/2/1953 | See Source »

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