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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When the foreign ministers of Britain and France sat down with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, almost everyone expected that their conversations would be of the dull and profitless sort that are officially known as "exploratory." The talks proved to be nothing of the kind. Last week, after months of recriminations, bickerings and mutual suspicions, France's Robert Schuman, Britain's Ernest Bevin, and Acheson swiftly compromised their quarrels and wrote what amounted to an interim peace treaty for Western Germany...
...first skin grafts, three 4-in. by 8-in. squares volunteered by Mike's father, were sewn onto the flesh. Later, when sewing became impossible because of Mike's weakened condition Dr. Young stuck skin grafts on with thrombin, a clotting agent which served as a sort of human glue. Through the weeks there were over 100 plasma transfusions, eight skin graftings, endless vitamin and protein injections, billions of units of penicillin...
Hole in the Wall. Walled off from the world by the desert and the strictest military secrecy, Muroc Air Force Base is a strange sort of community. In all it does, it is dedicated to military aircraft performance, with special emphasis on speed. In the realm of speed it also has its king. He is Captain Charles ("Chuck") Yeager, 26, a modest, blue-eyed test pilot with an infectious grin and an easy West Virginia drawl. What makes Chuck Yeager outstanding, even among the crack pilots at Muroc, is the fact that his name is certain to go down prominently...
...much-buzzed place. Standing alone on the flat desert with only a few low trees, it invites the dangerous prank that all young pilots play, no matter what the threats of flying field managers or military C.O.s. Chuck Yeager has roared low over the ranch in every sort of airplane, including the fastest jets. When he buzzes the place in a jet plane, the slap from the zipping wing jounces...
...started back to third base when it became certain that Mort Dunn's throw would reach home before he did. Where the loving care enters is regarding the skill with which Crosby, Godin, and Mannino put Chartier in the hot box and then put him out. It's that sort of play that will enable McInnis to capitalize on Godin's good pitching when the league games come along...