Word: randolphs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Stringless Yo-Yo. We were in a weird state whose most experienced explorer is Major Herbert Stallings Jr. of the School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph A.F.B. (Texas). He has racked up a total of about 38 weightless hours. But bad weather and reassignment of planes had ruled out Major Stallings as my guide. Instead, I became the guest of the Tactical Air Command at Langley A.F.B., just inside the Virginia capes. Assigned to the project was Lieut. Colonel Devol ("Rock") Brett, skipper of the 355th Fighter Squadron and son of World War II's Lieut. General George...
...RANDOLPH PHILLIPS, the rebel stockholder who waged proxy battle for seat on board of Pennsylvania Railroad (TIME, May 26), failed. He got only 70% of votes needed...
Married. Marjorie Lord, 35, Comedian Danny Thomas' TV "wife"; and Randolph Hale, 44, West Coast stage producer; both for the second time; in Los Angeles...
Divorced. George ("Fanny") Hearst, 54, eldest son of the late publisher, William Randolph Hearst, vice-president of the Hearst publishing empire; by Collette Lyons Hearst, 46, sometime actress, his fifth wife; after six years of marriage; no children; in Santa Monica, Calif...
...throwing in his hand, William Randolph Hearst Jr. got rid of a hopelessly losing proposition and picked up 25% of what should become a profitmaking business. Hearst did have to pay one heavy price: all U.P. employees will be kept on; most I.N.S. employees will be dropped...