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...paratroops brought up three armored cars and two weapons carriers, which slowly circled the palace grounds, blasting away at the guardhouses. Later, four tanks rumbled up and joined the battle, and an ancient 25-pounder, wheeled into action by the rebels, shrouded the scene in black smoke. At noon the paratroopers marshaled a big crowd of civilians and told them to march on the palace. The crowd got as far as the gate, but, when firing broke out from the palace, turned...
...eighth-floor apartment began removing a screen from a window. The screen-a substitute for an air conditioner that had gone out of whack-was propped in place by a couple of towel-wrapped dumbbells. The maid removed one of the dumbbells but the oth er, an eight-pounder, rolled down the windowsill. The maid lunged to grab...
...this clubby atmosphere, John Loudon employs the same diplomatic skills to make things run smoothly as he does in the international world of oil. He is no desk pounder, has been known to lose his temper only once. Since the Group has an unwritten rule that decisions are never forced to a vote, Loudon, as the primus inter pares, tactfully arbitrates differences, suggests lines of agreement, sounds out his fellow directors. Four are Dutch: Lykle Schepers, 56, in charge of manufacturing, research, chemicals; Luitzen Brouwer. 49, exploration and production; Arnold Hofland, 59, marketing, personnel and Western Europe; and Loudon. Three...
...straight-A student at St. James High School, Jerry is no one-sided grind. A strapping, 6-ft. 175-pounder, he is captain of the track and wrestling teams, a star football halfback, and he dabbles in dramatics on the side. Jerry's aim is a doctorate in physics, and a teaching job in a college where he can do research. He is well on the way, having completed eight college semester hours through TV's dawn-breaking Continental Classroom (his grade: A), and he is now finishing another TV course for four more hours of college credit...
...Harry Truman," said Nixon, "was somewhat of a table pounder. He got some results that way. Mr. Eisenhower is a persuader. He's gotten results, too. The problem of leadership cannot be described in terms of rigid, black and white categories. A President's success is determined by his results rather than...