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Atomic Energy Executive Vasily Emelyanov, 58, Russian-born, German-trained, English-speaking metallurgist, who developed cast tank turret production in World War II, emerged in 1955 as one of the leading U.S.S.R. atomic energy administrators, made headlines at last year's atoms-for-peace conference at Geneva by complaining that the U.S. meant to blast off H-bombs in the guise of atoms for peace; Minister of Higher and Middle Specialized Education Vyacheslav P. Elyutin, 52, a metallurgist, moved on to take over the organization of higher education in the U.S.S.R., says: "Science is the discipline of the 20th...
...public-relations front. After Tail Gunner Corder was taken to a hospital (his condition: very good), the 13 other crewmen were hustled into a press conference. Why, correspondents wanted to know, had the Mercator not fired back with its other weapons - two .50-cal. guns in the top turret and two 20-mm. guns in the nose? Replied Pilot Mayer: The guns were inoperative. Why? Well - because of a lack of spare parts, which "are very difficult to get." Would the Navy make gun parts available for future hazardous missions? Answered Rear Admiral Frederic Stanton Withington, 57, U.S. naval commander...
...Heavy-industry facilities grew up to produce turret lathes, 50,000-kw. generators, 100-ton forgings. Tin and aluminum refineries have sprung...
...Minneapolis dentist, Cornell MacNeil took occasional voice lessons as a boy, later went to trade school and took a wartime job as turret-lathe operator. When he was working around New York, he tried out for roles in a few musicals, met his wife when he was singing in a stock-company production of The Student Prince: "We were sitting on a wardrobe trunk, and it became plain that it would be easier to lean on each other than sit up straight. This led, eventually, to five kids...
Japan could claim the most decisive naval victory since Trafalgar, ruled as a major seapower until her sun set in the flaming air-sea action of Leyte Gulf 40 years later. Admiral Rozhestvensky. saved when his officers carried him wounded and semiconscious from a disabled turret before the Suvoroff sank, had no excuses and offered none. On his way back to St. Petersburg for court martial (he was acquitted) and retirement, he said: "No, there was no treason. We just weren't strong enough-and God gave us no luck...