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...death last week Faisal was mourned by an imposing delegation of Arab leaders, ranging from ardent socialists like Algeria's Houari Boumedienne to semifeudal sheiks from neighboring gulf coast states. The King would probably have been more moved, however, by the national outpouring of grief from Saudis of every level, with whom he had never lost touch...
Tommy Clack, 28, a senior at Georgia State University, remains an ardent hawk even though, while serving in Viet Nam as an Army captain, he lost both legs above the knee, his right arm and part of his right shoulder. He is angered by what he calls the "isolationism" of Congress and feels that the pullout would not have happened if the South Vietnamese had received more aid. "I believe very strongly in what was happening in Viet Nam," he said. "If I could grow my limbs back, I would go back again. If I didn...
...book on this period. In America First: The Battle Against Intervention 1940-41. Cole detailed the history of the largest isolationist organization of that time, the America First Committee. Senator Gerald P. Nye and American Foreign Relations is a study of the career of one of Congress's most ardent isolationists. In Lindbergh, Cole documents the history of the aviator's involvement with anti-interventionists politics and presents a complete picture of Lindbergh's foreign policy views. The book is clearly written and makes use of a large number of previously unpublished resources. But Cole does little more than state...
Europe's designers are also among the most ardent believers in the necessity of conserving basic materials, both natural and manmade. Says Britain's Martin Roberts, chief industrial designer for the successful chain of Habitat stores, which offer tasteful, basic home furnishings: "With the world as it is now, we have to restrain ourselves. We have to design to price and to process. People are going to want things that do the job well and last and look good all at the same time." In a way, it would all sound a bit familiar to the late Mies...
...Judges, as they and referred to by their ardent followers came storming into the IAB served up a verdict of guilty on a lackluster Crimson squad Harvard was guilty of sloppy passing style of play...