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...front door to ward off the thousands of tourists who besiege her sunny old age. Yet those who get past that printed plea find that Grandma's main interest, now as ever, is people. Recently a visitor asked the radiant little old lady of what she was proudest after her 93 years of life and labor. The answer could not have been more Christian, or more grandmotherly: "I've helped some people...
...land-grant college with a strong military tradition. Proudest boast: it had more graduates in commissioned ranks in two world wars than West Point...
...mansion, he managed to keep a firm hand on state affairs. Payrolls were slashed, Florida's purchasing system was reformed, and a $37 million building program, to include a new mental hospital and a medical school for the University of Florida, was started. McCarty's proudest achievement, however, was in pushing past the agonized yelps of the dog-track lobby a bill which increased the state's share from pari-mutuel betting...
Navarre's proudest exploit in those delicate days when the French were Germany's captives came later, when he openly radioed information on German sea movements to the British on Malta, then sat back to await the fireworks. R.A.F. squadrons sped west from Malta and in minutes destroyed two-thirds of the 15th Panzer Division, destined for Rommel's Afrika Korps. Admiral Darlan got wind of this feat and sent Navarre to Vichy, where he was kept under surveillance. He soon escaped into the underground-thanks to a guard who became his friend (and later became...
...high seas. This ship's mascot, a German shepherd called "Mr. X" (because his real name is the ship's secret code name), has the run of the ship. The contented crew has already pitched in $6,000 for the March of Dimes. Ramsey's proudest boast, as his ship weighed anchor for California: during the entire nine-month s cruise, he never had a man in the brig; instead, the brig was used for the storage of dishes and galley supplies...