Word: scouted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Working with Bell in New York will be Deputy Bureau Chief Nick Thimmesch, who will continue to scout New York politics; Peter Vanderwicken, whose speciality is economics; Marcia Gauger, who has been reporting business news; Christopher Cory, who concentrates on back-of-the-book stories; Rosalind Constable, who prepares a report on the cultural scene; Michael Parks and Robert Smith, who are general assignment reporters...
...Arnold ("Red") Auerbach, 48. Executive vice president, head scout, general manager and coach of the Celtics for the last 16 years, Auerbach is a self-proclaimed "dictator" to the players he commands. "We have a great deal of respect for Red," shudders Boston Forward Willie Naulls, "and a considerable amount of fear too." Says Center Russell, the highest paid (at $100,001 per year) player in the N.B.A.: "You run for Red-or get a job. Who wants a job? You can't beat these hours...
...distinct personality, a warmth. Dependable, forgiving, attentive, gracious and benevolent." What sounds like a paraphrase of the Boy Scout oath is the authors' sentimental tribute to an airplane, the DC-3, the twin-engine, 190 m.p.h. prop-driven craft that first flew 30 years ago and has entered Valhalla under its own power. Of the 10,000 built from 1936 to 1946, some 5,000 are still in the air, faithfully serving 174 airlines in 70 countries. In the heart of the jet age, the DC-3 still accounts for nearly one-third of the world...
...technology-a product not only of combat but also of sophisticated command and management colleges from Fort Leavenworth to Harvard Business School. The son of a textile-plant manager in rural South Carolina, Westmoreland liked the cut of a uniform from the time he was an Eagle Scout. Though he never made the honor roll at West Point, he was first captain of cadets (class of '36) and won the coveted John J. Pershing sword for leadership and military proficiency...
...Your cover story on General Johnson, Army Chief of Staff [Dec. 10], was very fine. As a retired naval reservist and former member of the Boy Scouts of America, 1919 vintage, I find it inspiring that General Johnson keeps in his office for ready reference his copy of the Boy Scout Handbook. It is a suggested Christmas present for all officers, particularly those who are privileged to be leading troops in the field of action...