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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...
Another former Army captain, Edward Miles, 30, also lost both legs in fighting near Tay Ninh in 1968, as well as one eye and partial use of his right arm. He does not share Clack's views. "It really is going down the drain," he said. "This week we can really see what a farce that whole thing was. It bothers me to face it." Supposing he could go back to fight in Viet Nam? "If I could go back now," he answered, "I'd fight with the North Vietnamese. They are the ones who are doing...
...heavy docket. But the biggest court news was not a decision from the bench, it was a return to it. Justice William O. Douglas, 76, came back 78 days after suffering a serious stroke while vacationing in the Bahamas with his wife. Still weak in his left arm and leg, Douglas entered the Supreme Court building in a wheelchair pushed by a court messenger. Though he will have to return to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for periodic therapy, the redoubtable Justice intends to resume his seat on the high bench this week. Despite reports that the proud outdoorsman might...
...credibility of the SAC as a functioning arm of the student body is at stake," Halpin said...
...voice has the ring of Baccarat crystal. She is a true daughter of Eros. She could overpower many an actor, but never Alec McCowen. As a perfectionist's perfectionist, he was minted for this role. The way he cocks his head, utters a strangled cry, half raises an arm in arrested protest and drops it, lends a potent, persuasive credence to the outwardly ludicrous yet inwardly poignant image of a frustrated idealist. The pair's team play is so strong that the rest of the cast some times appear to be watching them with out hoping to match...