Word: 7th
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...enemy force of at least 700 men tackled the city's most vital military target: Tan Son Nhut airstrip and its adjoining MACV compound housing Westmoreland's headquarters and the 7th Air Force Command Center, the nerve centers of U.S. command in the war. The Communists breached the immediate base perimeter, slipping past some 150 outposts without a shot being fired, and got within 1,000 feet of the runways before they were halted in eight hours of bloody hand-to-hand combat. All told, the Communists attacked from 18 different points around Tan Son Nhut, getting close enough...
...volatility and hornet sting. North of the 38th parallel it has an army of 367,000, an air force of 35,000 equipped with 650 planes, and a navy of 10,500. Arrayed against this force is a South Korean army of 600,000 men, plus the 2nd and 7th U.S. Infantry Divisions, totaling another 50,000 men. The South cannot match the North's airpower, though the U.S. is moving in 200 to 300 late-model planes to end the imbalance...
...Sunday Mitchell led his teammates with a third place in Class "C" at the Hanover Invitational Jumping Meet. Nordic skiers Bob Gooden and Jim Wolf placed 6th and 7th among the "C" jumpers, revealing welcome depth on the nordic team...
...touch with the mass of older people in Adzope is weak, and it really only shows in the occasional festivals and public rallies. August 7th, or any day when a politician passes through, Adzope sprouts orange-white-and-green flags, people dress up in their best, and dance troupes show off special costumes, songs, and folk dances. Someone makes a party speech--for the one party, the Parti Democratique de Cote d'Ivoire--the sous-prefet shows off his glittering best uniform, party faithfuls collect medals, Adzope's wheezing brass band coughs the national anthem, and people go wild dancing...
...idea of simulating situations in order to better understand them has a long history of its own. The earliest simulated game is chess, which began in India in the 7th century. The U.S. government became interested in using foreign policy gaming in the 1950's. As training for foreign service officers, the game technique was not a great success. However, the Foreign Policy Association, a foreign affairs adult education group, found simulation gaming useful in giving amateurs some empathy for the professionals. FPA thereafter loaned their copyrighted game to GBX. Simulation is not only useful in foreign affairs; Harvard Business...