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...sham battle was over, Major General George I. Back, chief signal officer, hailed it as the beginning of a new era: "Just as the introduction of gunpowder . . . revolutionized the weapons of ground warfare, television will inject an entirely new concept into military communications." Also on hand was Brigadier General (ret.) David Sarnoff, whose Radio Corporation of America had collaborated with the Signal Corps in developing combat TV. Sarnoff also saw "a new era in tactical communications . . . which will enable a commander to keep a watchful eye on every section of the battlefield." General Matthew B. Ridgway, Chief of Staff, seemed...
...Democratic brother of Major General (ret.) "Jerry" Persons, legislative assistant to President Eisenhower...
Lieut. General (U.S.A., ret.) Albert Coady Wedemeyer, 58, was elected a vice president and director of Rheem Manufacturing Co. (shipping containers, household appliances, guided-missile components). To take the job, General Wedemeyer resigned as a vice president of Avco Manufacturing Corp. (appliances, electronics and farm equipment), a post he has held since his retirement from the Army...
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, U.S.N. (ret), U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LL.D...
...founded in 1938 and which now makes target drones as a Northrop subsidiary; and chairman of the Holga Metal Products Co. (steel filing cabinets) of Van Nuys, Calif. A Northrop director since 1952, when Radioplane merged with the company, Collins replaces the late Major General Oliver P. Echols, USAF (ret...