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Last week Correspondent Weissblatt, swathed in a plaster cast from trunk to toes, received the Purple Heart. A Manhattan surgeon had removed the bullet from his thigh, sawed through the crookedly knit bone and patched it with a six-inch stainless steel plate and eight screws. Now both legs are the same length. Soon Weissblatt will walk again without crutches...
Director Adolph W. Samborski has decided to call off further play following this afternoon's game between Standish and Company A, a tilt which will have no effect on the final standings. Unlike recent basketball tourneys, where closely-knit units could be developed and league leadership fluctuated almost daily, the present tournament has resulted in irregular attendance and a one-sided victory for Company B. The V-12 squad concluded the season with a 6-0 record, with pitcher Runnier Wright largely responsible for the walkaway...
Biggest Pan Am thorn is that, bit by bit, TACA may gather the operating rights to knit its South American system together. A new TACA affiliate is getting under way in Paraguay, and one is on paper in Argentina, awaiting more favorable diplomatic weather. Unless TACA loses its market-South & Central America's need for a poor man's airline-more are likely to follow...
Adams topped the newly-formed V-12 A-B five, 28 to 21, yesterday. Although still a far cry from a well-knit unit, the A-B squad showed considerable ability...
James Street in Newark, N.J. is like many U.S. city streets, almost a community in itself. Its atmosphere is faded elegance: a row of weather-beaten brick fronts with an occasional grubby little tobacco or tailor shop tacked on. In close-knit James Street, people keep tabs on their neighbors...