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...running 140 to 150 over 80 to 90-excellent for a man of his age (63) and type. Aside from the elbow and a few chronic minor troubles (he is farsighted, has suffered for years from a trick knee, injured in a West Point football game), Ike is in tiptop form...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Rumortism | 11/9/1953 | See Source »

During the rest of the war, Bill got plenty of action. He flew bombing missions all over the Pacific with Buzz Miller's famous "Reluctant Raiders." He was slightly wounded by flak over Truk, but came through the war in tiptop shape and a lieutenant commander...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bill & the Little Beast | 4/27/1953 | See Source »

Irish Pennants & Beards. Manning drives himself as hard as his men. He keeps his sturdy (5 ft. 7½ in., 160 Ibs.) frame in tiptop shape by boxing every day (he used to spar with ex-Lightweight Champion Benny Leonard), and does not smoke or drink. On board his ship, he wakes up every morning at about 6:30 for coffee in bed, takes a quick look topside before a breakfast of orange juice, eggs, toast and more coffee. The first day out he spends the morning making a stem-to-stern inspection, in which the smallest Irish pennant (loose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: Invasion, 1952 | 6/23/1952 | See Source »

...Eastern Germany, the Russians have about 275,000 ground troops. These are the men who are now on summer maneuvers. They are well trained, in tiptop physical condition, live as much as possible under actual field conditions, and are rigidly disciplined. They are organized into at least 20 divisions; about half of them are infantry and supporting artillery, the other half armor. The divisions are assigned to five armies, each covering, roughly, one of the five Lander (states) in the Soviet zone. Most of the armies are composed of two corps; each corps is made up of one armored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Order of Battle | 8/7/1950 | See Source »

Then the Foxes built up the thinned-down Rupert with oats, alfalfa, linseed and soybean meal, vitamin D, wheat germ oil, etc. Rupert seemed in tiptop condition, but he still sired no calves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bologna | 2/21/1949 | See Source »

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