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...stamp is clearly visible on the 83rd Detachment at Saigon's Tanson-hut airbase. Like their commander, the 83rd's pilots wear black flying suits with purple scarves. They call themselves Than Phong ("divine wind," the translation of the Japanese "kamikaze" of World War II). Boss of the 83rd is Hanoi-born Major Luu Kim Cuong, at 32 a 13-year veteran of Viet Nam's long war, and a confidant of Ky's. Cuong has logged more than 8,500 flying hours, taught himself to fly the Skyraider in a mere three days. He flew...
Currently serving a one-year appointment as a member of the Atomic Energy Commission, Mrs. Mary I. Bunting will resume full-time duties as President of Radcliffe in July. She will return to Cambridge in another role this spring, as the speaker at the college's 83rd Commencement exercises on June...
McNamara's decision meant the striking of the colors of many of the most famous and decorated divisions in the National Guard and Army Reserve, probably including the 32nd "Red Arrow" (TIME, Oct. 13, 1961), the 77th "Statue of Liberty," the 83rd "Thunderbolt" and the 90th "Tough 'Ombres." McNamara put a stop to an old Army practice of awarding Reserve commissions to newly elected members of Congress. Said he: "We shall not tolerate traffic in commissions." More than anything, the decisions signaled a definite increase in the power of the Department of Defense, moving the U.S. military establishment...
...suffer from a prolonged mechanical adolescence," says Peter Sellers, 38, who loves nothing better than a spin in his 83rd car, a $19,600 Ferrari, which makes a nice change of pace from his 82nd, a $14,000 Lincoln Continental. But 100 m.p.h. can be hard on the heart, and an April cardiac seizure made Peter feel like a very old man, so the wheel has come full cycle, and it's back to puberty down an English country lane for the convalescent comedian and his bride Britt Eklund...
...83rd Annual National Singles Tennis Championships (NBC, 2-4:30 p.m.). Men's and women's finals at Forest Hills...