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...undisputed king of the right stuff, the man whose no-sweat, West Virginia drawl sounds like the archetype for modern airlinese ("We've got a little ol' red light up here on the control panel that's tryin' to tell us that the landin' gears're not... uh ... lockin' into position"). He is also the book's main foil, a member of a vanishing breed of hot-rock pilot in an age of increasingly automated flight...
...water. Over the steady drumfire of the rain came the cough, whoosh, crump of Viet Cong mortars. The sergeant counted on his fingers the seconds from the time of firing to the time of detonation, then lit a drooping wet cigarette and casually announced "Them's incoming sixties landin' over there 'bout a hundred yards. Nothin' to worry about." He took off his helmet wiped his face. "You know, we Airborne, we like to get things done real fast, get in there quick and out quick killin' as we go. Here in Viet Nam there...
...into plain horse sense made him a number of friends, but never found him a wife. When needled about his bachelorhood, Richardson explained his private theory about life: "Do right and fear no man; don't write and fear no woman. They're all wantin' a landin' field, but mine's fogged...
What had Dwight Eisenhower and his Administration given the people of the U.S. that brought their overwhelming approval? The Republican campaign slogan summed it up well : peace, progress and prosperity. The Eisenhower Administration had ended one hopeless war and had kept the sparks of new wars from landin on the U.S. Under new economic policies, the U.S. had reached new heights of prosperity for both labor and capital. The Administration had balanced the federal budget, and cut taxes, and had shown proper concern for the welfare of its citizens, e.g., in the broadening of social security, in programs for better...
...Kent, O. B. Jr. '45, Eliot G-31 ELI 2552 Kleiman, R. L. '46, Eliot F-23 KIR 1371 Kresberg, H. '44, Winthrop G-25 KIR 9754 Kuhu, R. S. '46, Lowell F-32 KIR 3935 L Lamere, R. K. '46, Eliot H-51 KIR 4576 Landin, El. '45, Lowell F-33 KIR 3985 Landry, S. O. Jr. '46, Lowell E-13 TRO 9087 Lauriat, N. P. '43, Andover 14 ELI 9058 Lawrence, S. C., Jr., Winthrop J-32 KIR 8773 Lazarus, I. J. '45, Adams H-31 KIR 1345 Leonard, E. '46, Lowell F-31 KIR 3985 Levin...