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...given an honorary sheriff's card to a man representing Bookmaker Frank Erickson in Miami Beach. A more embarrassing aspect of his relations with gamblers was brought up by two of his former deputies. One of them, Richard Howden, told the investigators that the other, one Tom ("Sailor") Burke, had been the sheriff's "bag man," had delivered $36,000 in payoff money to the sheriff's wife and had gotten signed receipts for the boodle. Burke, however, heatedly denied the charge. That sort of thing, he strongly implied, was unlawful...
Back aboard the Mansfield a small portion of brandy was passed to each dripping man. "It wasn't bad after we got ashore," a lanky sailor said slowly. "It was just the long pull. Standing by, waiting to go in is always the worst...
...burst of flame over the water. A retired Navy captain reported the same thing-a flash that rivaled the lightning, "flames for a number of seconds-nearly a minute, then light smoke in the lightning's glare." He took a quick bearing on the explosion, made a sailor's guess of a distance of 20 miles...
...point during his jaunt he spotted a naval enlisted man named William Hall, standing on the sidewalk in a heated post-dawn argument with a taxi driver. The President tapped the bluejacket on the shoulder and asked: "Where did you get all those battle stars, sailor?" Hall whirled, goggled, hauled himself to attention and stammered an answer: the Pacific. The taxi driver drove off as though he had just seen the biggest traffic cop in the world...
This year the major studios are preparing a barrage of 14 films glorifying the U.S. soldier, sailor, marine and airman. Virtually no branch of the services will be left...