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Returning to civilization from a fortnight's safari in Tanganyika, Army General (ret.) James Van Fleet, a rugged 63, brought out proof of a mighty trophy he bagged last month. Van Fleet's kill: a hefty rhinoceros whose lethal front horn measured 29 inches...
Immediately below Adams is his deputy, soft-spoken Major General (ret.) Wilton B. ("Jerry") Persons, 59. Persons spent 13 years as an Army liaison man on Capitol Hill, part of that time as Army Chief of Staff Eisenhower's representative with Congress. Under Persons, as liaison men with Congress, are Administrative Assistants I. Jack Martin, 47, and Bryce Harlow, 39. Martin, onetime administrative assistant to Senator Robert A. Taft, is especially liked and respected on the Hill...
Died. Major General (ret.) Charles Stewart Farnsworth, 93, first Chief of (U.S.) Infantry (1920-25), commander of the U.S. 37th Division in World War I, one of the developers and onetime head (1919-20) of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga.; in Corona, Calif...
Died. Major General (ret.) Frank Dow Merrill, 52, leader of World War II's jungle-fighting "Merrill's Marauders"; of a heart attack; in Fernandina Beach, Fla. (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS...
MISSILE BLOWUP between scientists and aeronautical engineers at Lockheed has brought the resignation of Physicist Dr. Ernst H. Krause, missiles research laboratories director, and a score of other top scientists. Lieut. General (ret.) Elwood R. Quesada quit as vice president for missiles six weeks ago. To replace Krause, Lockheed promoted topflight Physicist Louis Ridenour, promised to keep its $32 million missile program going without interruption...