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...stood on the passenger ramp amid the crashing of a 21-gun salute, Juliana not only looked pink-cheeked and younger than her 42 years, but a lot more splendid than anyone had expected: she wore an eye-catching raspberry red dress, a silver fox cape, diamond and ruby earrings and high-heeled black pumps. As she stepped down to give President Truman a vigorous handshake, she had a warm and winning smile, a direct gaze and a jolly air that was immediately disarming...
Meet the Press. From the, moment she stepped down the ramp from a Royal Canadian Air Force DC-4M at Washington's National Airport, it became apparent that newspaper pictures had never done justice to Elizabeth's delicate coloring or warm smile. She was both tinier and prettier than most who saw her had guessed. But it was quickly apparent, too, that she was a hardworking, quietly tense-and extremely enduring-young woman, engaged in a nervous and difficult task...
...Packettes are already earmarked for their first big job-driving a new, high-pressure fueling system for B-36's. Until now, the big, sleek "Ramp-Roosters" have had to stay on the ground for hours while tank trucks, working at low pressure, gassed their huge tanks. With Packettes to help them, 8,000-gallon trucks, with big pumps working at 90 pounds pressure, will do the job in 20 minutes...
Lynch said that a ramp would probably be built out from the beat house to the "cheese-box on a raft." The city would sell orangeades from the ship in order to gain added income, Lynch stated...
...President called, "Well, here's the Boss," and bounced jauntily down the ramp to give her a hug and shake hands with his Cabinet officers. He felt fine, he told the reporters: "Any better and I'd need help." Then, the brief welcomes over, he said, "Come on, Missy, let's go home," and drove off to Blair House...