Education: Change of Command

At both Annapolis and West Point the time had come for change of command. The academies' new superintendents: CJ Rear Admiral William R. Smedburg III, 53, commanding officer of the U.S.S. Iowa during the Korean war, since 1953 director of military and political affairs in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations.

CJ Major General Garrison H. Davidson, 51, onetime (1933-38) West Point football coach, since 1954 commandant of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.

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