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...slide rule on his desk, Atwood came to North American with bluff Chairman James H. ("Dutch") Kindelberger in 1934. The man primarily responsible for North American's diversification, Atwood prides himself on the fact that the company is now so broadly based that such setbacks as the washout of the 6-70 program and cancellation of the F108 interceptor have failed to check its growth. He is determined, too, to keep North American fast enough on its feet, not only to withstand but to profit from the dizzying rate of change in military technology. "Keeping up with change...
...plank. The irony of the present situation is that of the three incumbents, only one, Gustave M. Solomons, is standing for re-election. After its major success in the last election, and after a very constructive two years, the CCA may find itself the object of an election-year washout...
...Fiercest Heart (20th Century-Fox) was evidently made in the hope that the common Hollywood oat, transplanted to a South African setting, would produce a fine cash crop, especially if mixed with plenty of corn. But the crop is a washout...
...into his first primary contest in a decade. Opponent: William L. Johnson, owner of Ironwood's radio station WJMS, backed by insurgent Democrats, who dislike "Soapy" Williams' alliance with the United Auto Workers' President Walter Reuther. But against potent Soapy, Johnson proved to be a washout. Last week, by a nearly six-to-one margin, Michigan Democrats picked Williams to run in November against G.O.P. Nominee Paul D. Bagwell, Michigan State University communications professor and a political novice. Odds-on to win: Williams. Nominated by the Democrats to run for the U.S. Senate against Republican Incumbent Charles...
...Antonio to watch the U.S.'s flying cadets putting their de Havillands through their paces. So he applied for and was accepted in the Air Corps flying school, survived the school's average of one crash landing for every 30 hours of flight training, and its 60% washout rate to win his wings. "I was certainly not in the H.P. [Hot Pilot] category," he said. "The bombardment group specialized in slow thinkers, and that's where they...