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The first carriers built as such were the old Lexington and Saratoga* Radford got duty on the Sara in 1929, within a year was skipper of the carrier's Fighting Squadron One. This outfit became known as the High Hat Squadron, and astounded the country with virtuoso exhibitions of...
Beethoven: Concerto No. I (Walter Gieseking, pianist, with the Philharmonia Orchestra; Columbia, 2 sides LP). The first new postwar recording to reach the U.S. of one of the piano masters of this generation. Pianist Gieseking has lost none of his power, precision or beauty of tone. Recording: excellent.
The Future Is Bigger. Fred Rentschler has always believed that the best airplane is only as good as its engine. Twenty-six years ago, at 36, he quit his job as president of Wright Aeronautical Corp. when his board of directors boggled at his demands for funds for engine research...
Moon-faced Bobby Locke is not a colorful golfer; he works away at his profession with the dull precision of a man punching rivets in an assembly line. In the early rounds of a tournament, few spectators follow him around. But when he shows up in the final round, Bobby...
Together, L.A.I.'s three top executives quickly organized a number of routes in Italy, bought 16 U.S. war-surplus DC-35, staffed them with able pilots and smart American-style hostesses, lured passengers by a timeclock precision of schedules. In its first year of operation, L.A.I, carried 53,000...