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...siege of desk and staff jobs, named (1943) commanding general of the undersized Thirteenth Air Force in the South Pacific. On Jan. 26,1943, Twining's B-1 7 with 15 aboard was forced down at sea off the New Hebrides Islands. After six days on a life raft (during which Twining proved his marksmanship by shooting an albatross-for food-with his .45 automatic), all hands were rescued by a Navy patrol bomber...
...What Ah seen was this whole raft o' people a-settin' on these two banks and a-lookin' at one another across this pretty little green cow pasture. Well, they was. And somebody had tuk and drawed white lines all over it and drove posts in it and Ah don't know what-all, and Ah looked down thar and Ah seen five or six convicts a-runnin' up & down and a-blowin' whistles. They was . . . And friends, Ah seen that evenin' the awfullest fight that Ah have ever seen in mah life...
...suggested by Philco: a high-frequency radio receiver powered by two flashlight batteries and no bigger than a pack of cigarettes. Another: a rescue transmitter for lifeboats. Built into boat or raft, it will get all the power it needs from a battery that starts operating as soon as it is dunked in sea water...
...approach in most of the picture is fairly intellectual rather than physical. Of course, at the end he turns out to be brave." ¶ River of No Return (20th Century-Fox) is a CinemaScopepic starring Marilyn Monroe, who 1) wears "Tailored Levis," 2) fights off Indians on a raft with an oar, 3) sings two songs, 4) battles a wildcat barehanded and wins. ¶ King of the Khyber Rifles (20th Century-Fox), also in CinemaScope, stars Tyrone Power in India, has been called an "eastern western." ¶ Garden of Evil (20th Century-Fox), with Gary Cooper in CinemaScope...
Kreis puts out a monthly magazine, Chatter, which chronicles the doings of its customers. Samples: "Never noticed before what beautiful blue eyes Peter Lawford has," "Betty Grable snackihg and poring over a racing form." "Overheard George Raft telling friends that the cherry burgundy ice cream is the best in the world." Chatter also carries movie reviews, beauty hints and signed columns by the soda jerks, pharmacists, cashiers, kitchen help...