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...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...
...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...
...pickled brains leading my troops." One of his generals, who got publicly involved with a subordinate's wife, was summoned to Washington and swiftly resigned. In Johnson's jealous view, "The man or wife who will cheat on his partner will cheat on me." A onetime Star Scout, he keeps the Boy Scout Handbook and the Bible in his office. Fortunately for smokers, "Father Johnson," as he is sometimes called, burns up two packs of Winstons and four cigars daily...
...McAdams, 21, Oklahoma, 6 ft. 3 in., 226 lbs., and Frank Emanuel, 22, Tennessee, 6 ft. 3 in., 220 lbs. Nobis was the N.F.L.'s No. 1 draft choice, but it may take some doing to get his signature on a contract. "I look at him," sighs one scout, "and all I see is money. To some of these guys, anything less than the $400,000 Joe Namath got is going to sound like small potatoes. Nobis might be the man to match it." McAdams "may actually be better than Nobis," and Emanuel is "a tough, hardnosed...