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...scattered Communist attacks in the Delta accomplished Hanoi's first aim: ARVN troops clearly must remain where they are. The second aim, however, may be more difficult to attain. "The Delta is South Viet Nam's most secure area, militarily and, even more important, psychologically," reported TIME'S McWhirter after a visit to the area. "The ARVN units there have benefited by being far removed from the most traumatic effects of the rout in the north. Their morale is thus relatively high. They are led by General Nguyen Khoa Nam, a hardworking, incorruptible soldier of modest means...
...season that saw Harvard soar to the heights of a perfect Ivy League season, attain the most wins ever by a Harvard team (23), and have a perfect Watson Rink record, only to be rudely disappointed in St. Louis, has finally come to a close...
...clubs want to be totally independent; one club that would like to attain varsity status is the men's water polo team...
...than 24 weeks old and weighing an average 630 gm. (about 1% Ibs.) is slim. (Edelin's abortion produced a fetus of 600 gm. after a gestation that he had estimated at about 20 weeks.) Between 24 and 28 weeks is a gray zone in which few fetuses attain the weight or organ development needed to survive outside the womb. It is only at 28 weeks or later -when a fetus usually weighs at least 2 Ibs.-that it has a fair chance of survival and should not be aborted except for the most extreme circumstances. Despite the clearly...
Henry Kissinger arrived in the Middle East last week seeking keys to further progress toward peace between Israel and Egypt, and almost immediately began to hear some freewheeling suggestions. One Israeli diplomat offhandedly suggested that peace might be easier to attain if athletic contests could be arranged between the two countries. "That's not a bad idea for a settlement," said one weary aide to Premier Yitzhak Rabin at the end of the talks. "We could let our national football teams beat their brains out against each other and send the armies home to watch...