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...cousin. The lovers are Michael Caine, a nincompoop medical student bursting with latent virility, and Nanette Newman, a delectable Victorian miss sustained largely by fantasies about the 300 helpless girls molested each year in London. He, confronted by the fleshly reality of The Girl He Worships from Afar, is moved to confess: "I have often had a burning desire to nod." She, overcome by a rippling tendon in his forearm, is propelled into a swoony slow-motion ballet of plainly requitable passion...
Among the stately carriers and dashing destroyers of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, there exists an ugly, unlikely division of four ships that is known as "McCoy's Navy." Its officers and men are recognizable from afar by their luxuriant beards and deep suntans, and the approach of their elderly craft can be detected by the clatter of chipping hammers pecking away at rusty decks. The ships themselves have high, unsheered bows and an ungainly 12-knot waddle, while the most advanced piece of electronic gear aboard any of them is a popcorn machine. Yet Inshore Fire Support Division...
...Communist-held territory, using flame throwers, gas and explosives to flush the Viet Cong from their tunnels, leveling whole forest areas to chop snipers from the trees. Turning the tables, crack Marine sharpshooters are now carrying hunting rifles equipped with telescopic sights able to zero in on guerrillas from afar. B-52s have begun making tandem runs over Viet Cong tunnel areas, first with deep-penetration bombs that bore into the earth, then with a second wave of conventional bombs that destroy the surfaced enemy. Whenever and however he can be found, the Viet Cong is suffering increasing casualties. Last...
...having the word republic or republican in the title. In fact, about the only thing the two sides can agree on is to suspend the conference until after the month-long Islamic holy fast of Ramadan, which begins next week. Nothing doing, said both Feisal and Nasser from afar. The conferees were told to stay in session until an agreement is reached. Yemenis being Yemenis, that may be until Haradh (average daily temperature: 98°-plus) freezes over...
Harvard's fullbacks woke up in the second period and Bowditch made several great saves to hold Yale scoreless. But a lackadaisical offense did little more than gaze from afar at the Yale net. Before Harvard decided to start trying to beat Yale to the ball, Kerry had scored once more...