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...Sympathy. Son of the late General George S. Patton...
...37th Battalion was a fearsome weapon of destruction from the moment it wheeled into action in Normandy in July 1944. From the start, Abrams showed the feel and flair of the born combat man. As General George Patton's Third Army led the conquering sweep across Europe, the 4th Armored Division led the Third Army, the 37th Tank Battalion led the 4th Armored-and Abe Abrams led the 37th. Leaning out of his Sherman tank, he chomped on a huge cigar and rallied his tankers with his war cry: "Attack! Attack! Attack!" Said Abrams...
...Rhine, moved so fast that he captured an astonished lieutenant general and his staff at their desks. Fighting far out in front of the Third Army, Abrams was frequently cut off. "They've got us surrounded again," he once said, "those poor bastards." Said General George Patton of his aggressive tank commander: "I'm supposed to be the best tank commander in the Army, but I have one peer-Abe Abrams. He's the world champion...
Other steel chiefs echoed Blough's theme. Chairman Arthur B. Homer of Bethlehem Steel, the second biggest producer, wrote the President that steelmen cannot avoid a price upcreep if "other forces contributing to inflation"-meaning the rising price of labor-"are allowed to go unchecked." President Thomas F. Patton of third-ranking Republic Steel wrote: "Your advisers seek to justify the freezing of current steel prices, regardless of inequities to our company. We are asked, in effect, to substitute their personal judgment for the known efficiency and fairness of the competitive marketplaces. This we cannot do." Said Chairman Avery...
...business even bigger, as home ownership and leisure time increase. The boom may well be symptomatic of a new aspect of the American character-the loss of price in acquisition and ownership of material things in exchange for an appreciation of practical convenience. Says United Rent-All's Patton: "I think the time is just around the corner when we'll be able to convince people that it's foolish to go out and spend a lot of money buying furniture. They'll be renting it-all new and all of top quality...