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...woods near Saratoga Springs, Playwright Thornton Wilder sat composing a eulogy to the late Thomas Mann. As he wrote, a small balding man, quiet and sharp-eyed as a young deer, moved among the trees, observing and pausing to focus his Leica. The click of the shutter among the bird sounds and leaf rustles was inaudible. Later Wilder wrote in the photographer's memento book: "To Alfred Eisenstaedt-not only a master photographer but a presence so tactful and soothing that I found myself working -really working-and working extra well while he went about his task...
...Burke's visionaries see a time when the entire nuclear, missile-armed Navy will move underwater) the admirals plan that the heart of the task force will remain the attack carrier with its steam catapults, mirror landing system, angled flight deck, and mobile strike power. Forrestal and Saratoga will be joined by Ranger, Independence and a still-nameless carrier, all now under construction...
Career & Training. Born and raised on a farm near Saratoga in eastern Indiana, "Cog" was one of two in the local high school's senior class. At Indiana University he waited on tables to help pay for his tuition in zoology, then got a Rockefeller Foundation job in malaria research. This gave him the idea that he needed an M.D. Back at Indiana U. he helped pay tuition by teaching physiology to prospective embalmers...
After being captured at Saratoga, Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne and his staff stayed in Tory Row. While there, they are said to have pricked a negro servant boy to death with their sword points, just for after-dinner amusement. There's nothing like a good parlor game...
...trotting crowd invades Goshen, N.Y., three O'Brien-trained horses (Scott Frost, Butch Hanover and Home Free) will probably step out for the big race. Their backing will suffer not a bit from the fact that Scott Frost trotted record miles (2:03 4/5) at both Roosevelt and Saratoga...