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...magazine Air Force appealed for the return to Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt S. Vandenberg of his $50 uniform cap, which he lost at a luncheon in Detroit in August. The general's hat was "unique and unmistakably identifiable and encrusted clear around with silver lightning." The "overzealous souvenir hunter . . . cannot brag about it to friends, nor hang it proudly over the mantel, nor wear it . . ." If the hat is returned, "the general is willing to forgive and forget with no questions asked...
...CRIMSON believes that foreign policy is still the crucial national problem, and Senator Lodge has made a unique contribution in this area. Inheriting Arthur Vandenberg's role of reconciling Republicans to the outside world, Lodge has become a clear and consistent spokesman for internationalism within his party. His leadership in supporting such vital legislation as the Marshall Plan, E.C.A., Point IV, NATO, and appropriations for air force expansion--and his opposition to Taft-sponsored assaults on foreign aid money--have made him an invaluable member of the Senate...
...legislative leadership, originality of sponsored acts, and the realism and consistency of his foreign policy votes. Since Governor Stevenson is insisting on a bi-partisan foreign policy, Lodge is vital, for only he can dampen the wild cries of the nco-isolationist Republicans and assume the role that Vandenberg so ably carried out. It would be folly for Massachusetts to replace Lodge's seniority, ability, and usefulness with the freshman mediocrity of Kennedy...
...experience with foreign and military affairs, Stevenson has been secretary to the Navy's Knox, a highly effective and respected member of the UN's American delegation, and the leader of several missions to Europe during and after the war. Republicans, notably Senator Vandenberg, and Democrats alike have praised his service in the State Department...
General Hoyt Vandenberg, Air Force Chief of Staff, called for an investigation to determine whether the damage could have been prevented and whether the Air Force should park fewer of the big planes at any one field. To some bewildered citizens, the most amazing report was that the 107-more of the big atom-bomb carriers than the U.S. had even publicly acknowledged owning-had been lined up wing to wing. As the U.S., of all nations, had the most reason to know, enemy attacks can be as unpredictable as tornadoes-and even more disastrous...