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Show General Doolittle Meets a Doolittle The last time I had seen General Doolittle was at the desert airdrome of Biskra on the edge of the Sahara. Lieut. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, head of the Eighth air force over here, noticed one day in the roster of officers of-ficers at his staff headquarters j the name of a Captain Doolittle. One j day not long after that his phone j rang and the voice at the other end j said, "This is Captain Doolittle." "Oh, yes," said the general. "I had noticed your name and I meant to call you up sometime." "I'd like to come in and see you," said the voice at the other end. j "Why, yes, do that," the general I said. "I'm pretty busy these days, ! but I'll switch you to my aide and he'll make an appointment for you. Glad you called, captain. I'll look , forward to seeing you." |