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...Europe near the end of 1956. Gruenther's retirement from his NATO post and active service in the U.S. Army was assigned to "personal considerations." The council agreed with "great regret," asked Ike to name a U.S. successor. The President's choice: U.S. Air Force General Lauris Norstad...
...power is Montgomery's password. Top U.S. Air Force men credit him with "writing the book" on modern use of air power as early as 1944. SHAPE'S top air man, U.S. General Lauds Norstad, considers the field marshal "the most elo quent and effective spokesman for air power in the world today." Says Montgomery himself: "I maintain the dominant factor in war is air power. It is the weapon which dictates everything you do, although the final conclusion is, of course, land...
General Lauris Norstad, 46, the U.S. Air Force's brainy, blue-eyed wonder, will become Gruenther's Deputy for Air Forces in Europe; in his new role, he will be responsible for organizing, training and deploying all NATO's air forces from Iceland to Turkey so that they can be brought to bear-probably with atom bombs-on any part of Europe (because of the Abomb, an American has to have this job). For two years Norstad was SHAPE'S leading atom-warfare expert...
...Force in all but name, distinguished himself for evenhandedness and loyalty to Vandenberg's policies. Twining is near retirement age. President Eisenhower was thus able to appoint him for two years instead of the usual four, and still reserve the chance to appoint youngish (46) General Lauris Norstad, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, to the top Air Force rung before the next presidential term...
...Force. Eisenhower has high respect for General Lauris Norstad, the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, but thinks Norstad too young (46) to move out of the field and into the top job-and then out into retirement. Probable choice...