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...days of nonstop flying, U.S. transports brought in some 7,000 U.N. troops, carried away some 10,000 refugees. Says Lieut. Colonel Frank Merritt, in command of operations at the Leopoldville end: "The boys have been at it long, hard hours, and so have the planes. Some of my boys have had to go 36 hours without sleep. Our Hercules planes have had remarkably little maintenance -they're the best damn planes we've ever...
...passengers, takes less runway than even a DC-4 and, at a pinch, can get in and out of airstrips only 2,000 ft. long. It has self-contained air starters for its turboprop engines and therefore does not need ground power-a vital factor in equipment-short Congo. Merritt's men sleep when and where they can-in hangars, machine shops, the planes themselves. They have been joyfully received in the Congo, and ground personnel as well as Congolese volunteers help in the unloading without pay. There have been no accidents and no real flying hazards...
...Note: The drive to the picturesque Stratford grounds by the Housatonic takes just under three hours via the Massachusetts Turnpike and Exit 53 from the Merritt Parkway. There are free outdoor facilities for picknickers...
...three-cornered race for Treasurer, John T. Daley '61 of Dudley House and West Roxbury, defeated William M. Kargman '61 and Thomas B. Merritt...
...Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp...