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President Truman had just given him one of the nation's three most important command jobs: chief of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Wasn't everyone surprised that the announcement had come so soon? "Tooey" Spaatz, amiable man of few words, continued to shave, back turned. When would he officially take over? "About Feb. 15." Was it possible he still might enter Pennsylvania politics? "I might have if they hadn't offered me Arnold...
...till midnight, then went to bed in his Wandsworth cell. Chief Hangman Albert Pierrepoint, 37, made things snug for his first solo job since taking over from his Uncle Thomas, then went to bed in the prison library. At 6 Joyce rose and washed, but did not bother to shave. At the gallows Pierrepoint was waiting. Round the neck of the frozen-faced traitor, he expertly draped the noose. Then he sprang the trap...
...automakers complained that the new ceilings were too low. If the Big Three set their prices at OPA's maximums, G.M. will come out best, competitively. But if G.M. is forced to sell below 1942 prices, the others may have to shave their prices -unless G.M. is shut down by a long strike (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS...
...motors, slightly greater speeds-90 to 140 miles an hour. The planemakers had tagged their product with 1942 prices. They were still high, $2,000 and up. But for the first time many a company has enough orders on hand to tool up for mass production, hopes soon to shave costs and prices...
...After a shave Wiedemann lunched on a hamburger, chatted with Navy Lieut. Guy Martin, who had convoyed him from Tientsin. Newsmen stared at the briefcase chained to Martin's wrist, asked how the Nazi consul had been captured, were told curtly: "No interviews...