Word: philadelphian
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BATTEN: The Quiet Philadelphian...
Least confident of Rhodesia's Big Three is the British South Africa Co., last of England's royal charter companies operating in Africa. B.S.A. runs no mines, instead collects handsome royalties ($28 million in 1961) from land leases. Under aging (77) Colonel the Lord Robins, a transplanted Philadelphian and onetime Rhodes scholar, B.S.A. has consistently fought rising Kenneth Kaunda and, by general rumor, still shovels money to rival-and less aggressive-African leaders. As a result, according to Rhodesians, "Kaunda has declared war on B.S.A." Although Lord Robins earlier this month announced his retirement as B.S.A...
...Philadelphian Kirk is a late but capable comer to the diplomatic service. Lured to the sea by boyhood canoeing on the Delaware River, he graduated from Annapolis in 1909, became a gunnery expert. By World War II, he had his rear admiral's flag, led invasion task forces at Sicily and Normandy, instituted the custom of broadcasting battle action to seamen below decks. His last professional contact with China was in 1911-14 as a gunboat ensign on the Asiatic Station during the Sun Yat-sen revolution. His last prolonged contact with the Kennedys was in 1939-1940, when...
...addition, Barnaby says he's "sick of losing the first three to Yale," Next year things may be different. Niederhoffer is going like a whirlwind and is expected to challenge the big names next season. And, for a change, Harvard got some of the Philadelphian pro's this year...
...Governor or Senator of New Jersey, got assurance that Dillon was willing to sacrifice his personal political ambitions. Until he selected Republican Dillon and Independent Bob McNamara for the New Frontier, Kennedy thought seriously about retaining Eisenhower Appointee Thomas Gates as Defense Secretary. But Pennsylvania Democrats were convinced that Philadelphian Gates had his eye either on the Harrisburg Statehouse, held by Democrat David Lawrence, or on Democrat Joseph Clark's Senate seat, and would have raised a howl had Kennedy decided to reappoint Gates...