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...fountain pens toward the big, swarthy man at the head of the velvet-covered table. Grinning, he dug into a pocket for his own pen, then scribbled his initials on the sheet of paper before him. Suddenly it was over and the room exploded into mad applause; the watching throng-soldiers, government officials, reporters-crowded in to pound his back and plant kisses on his cheek...
Then, eying the throng of photographers, Churchill grumbled: "This is one of the biggest firing parties I've ever seen...
...civilized because "wherever you find polo, you find good clubs, good society and, usually, good tea." Nowadays, Colorado Springs (pop. 46,000) mixes manicured elegance with Western hospitality. Chuckwagon barbecues are more popular than polo, and uniformed men (from nearby Camp Carson and the Continental Air Defense Command) throng the scrubbed, tree-shaded streets. In the past five years the Chamber of Commerce has spent $50,000 for a campaign to land the Air Academy. The plush Broadmoor Hotel, which seldom lets an Air Force officer pay more than $5 a day for his room (even a $25 suite), helped...
...dusty sneakers and oversize camouflaged fatigues, the tired-looking air-force nurse stepped down from the hospital plane at Hanoi's Bachmai airfield. Two generals waited on the runway to greet her; a noisy throng of officers and friends closed in to cheer her, and a few reached through the crush just to touch...
Upon concluding the ceremonies, the throng will journey to Soldiers Field, where a bona-fide baseball game will be held. No attempt is being made this year by any of the 23 local bookies 2 predict the score