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...Force Chief of Staff Nathan Farragut Twining, 57, was reappointed for two years, and General Maxwell D. Taylor, also 53, had been nominated earlier (TIME, May 23) to take over from Army Chief of Staff Matthew B. Ridgway, 60, when he retires June...
Four-star General Maxwell Davenport Taylor, 53, appointed chief of the U.S. (and United Nations) Far East Command only seven weeks ago, was named Army Chief of Staff by the President last week, succeeding General Matthew B. Ridgway, who retires June...
...Debate Council telegrammed the Department of Defense at that time, and urgently requested a reversal of the decision. Assistant Secretary of Defense Fred A. Seaton replied, however, that the decision was reviewed by Chief of Staff of the Army, General Matthew B. Ridgway, who upheld the directive because he thought it improper for the Cadets to participate, as they are integral parts of the armed forces...
...topflight U.S. military analyst, the New York Times's Hanson W. Baldwin usually gets a cordial welcome at the Pentagon. But last week he got a rude surprise. When he tried to make appointments for talks with General Matthew Ridgway, Admiral Robert B. Carney, Lieut. General James Gavin and other high brass, he was turned down cold. Other Pentagon newsmen had similar experiences. An Army, Navy, Air Force Journal staffer asked for obituary material on a Marine brigadier general, did not get it until the handout was marked "reviewed and cleared" by a Navy captain...
...General Matthew B. Ridgway, Chief of Staff of the Army and fourth member of the J.C.S., will retire when his term expires in August. His successor: General Alfred M. Gruenther, Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Europe...