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...relayed to the Main Operations Board, where each plane is charted on a 30-ft. table map, from the moment of its discovery until the "All Clear" sounds. Brooding over the Main Operations Board, from a perch in a glass-enclosed balcony, is the controller, key man of the setup, who determines the best way to head off the enemy. With him are officers in charge of antiaircraft, balloon barrages, searchlights and air-raid warnings. The controller, whatever his military rank, is supreme in his area. He shuttles planes about at will, cannot be gainsaid by officers in the field...
...flash and the allocation of a disc, the Center soon got its timing close to the 40 seconds which the Army thinks adequate. The Army had high praise for the Bell System which arranged the location of observation posts. Only fault some Army officers had to find with the setup: it was operated by the Office of Civilian Defense instead of by the American Legion, which first tried it last winter. They prefer the Legion, on the grounds that it understands the military better than OCD operatives, has permanent headquarters in almost every town...
...Setup Play...
...responsible for defense housing. The setup...
...lazy to keep up her horseback riding or her piano lessons. She could not make up her mind whether to go to college or not. She did not get around to reading much. But she did get some fun out of tormenting mediocre boys. She was clearly a setup for a ruthless and clever man whose egoism would outweigh hers...