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...lists and found his man. But he had to be certain. Almost casually, he canvassed the fleet, asked the admirals to name the five men whom they considered the best in their ranks. One name appeared on every list: Arleigh Burke, and with President Eisenhower's enthusiastic approval, Rear Admiral Burke was brought up past 92 seniors and made CNO. Despite his relative youth. Burke had all the qualifications...
Belay That Yo-Yo. The Navy was still trying to protect the Marines on Guadalcanal and gain control of the South Pacific when Burke was assigned to command Destroyer Squadron 23, which operated with Rear Admiral "Tip" Merrill's cruiser Task Force 39. Typically, Burke first set about building morale, christening DesRon 23 the "Little Beavers" after a comic-strip character, and making a deal with Merrill's well-stocked cruisers for tons of ice cream. He ran a taut ship with an easy hand. One of the few public reprimands he ever handed out was when...
...headed for the enemy at flank speed, launched their torpedoes, turned hard to starboard. Both Japanese ships exploded, and Burke wheeled to face three more enemy destroyers just arriving. The newcomers saw what had happened and decided to depart -hastily. They were not fast enough; Burke fell on the rear enemy destroyer and sent it under with gunfire...
Prospecting in San Francisco for California's June 5 primary. Stevenson stood on the kitchen balcony in the apartment of an unemployed Negro and spoke to a crowd in a parking lot. He perched on the rear platform of a cable car and shouted: "You have more happiness and gaiety here than any place in the world." He teetered on the concrete border of a Union Square flower bed and praised "one of the greatest civilizations of the world, here on the rim of the Pacific by the Golden Gate." He shook hands in a mixed Negro and Japanese...
...which can push it smoothly along the straightaway at close to 190 m.p.h. The weight of engine and chassis is kept low in relation to the horsepower (about 6 Ibs. per h.p.). Thus the cars have tremendous pickup. The low center of gravity (and just enough weight to keep rear wheels from spinning) allows them to cling to murderous curves at 100 m.p.h...