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...name of I.B. Emmy 60; she has shiny new keys and a self-cleaning memory system, which gives her the appeal of a perpetual tabula rasa. He is known to whisper FORTRAN into her phones at lunch hour. She does not go for wonks, so he wears a beret to look artsy. But despite her electric personality, he can't turn her on. His case is fatal; he kept falling on the ice in despair and abandon...

Author: By Tina Rathborns, | Title: Entr'acte | 11/13/1972 | See Source »

Fighting soldiers from the sky, Fearless men who jump and die, Men who mean just what they say. The brave men of the green beret...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: Among the Famous and the Forgotten | 11/6/1972 | See Source »

...careful selection of famous people "who have influenced history" includes Confederate General Robert E. Lee and that master of civil disobedience Martin Luther King Jr. While the BSA officially plans to de-emphasize the military aspects of Scouting, uniformed Scouts now have the option of wearing a beret, which gives them a dashing Special Forces look, or a billed forage cap for that nostalgic Afrika Korps touch. There is as yet no official Boy Scout headband, although the Handbook has nothing against "the cut of your hair," as long as it is clean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Trustworthy, Loyal, Thrifty. . . and Relevant | 9/4/1972 | See Source »

...Instead (the reader is cold and sure as the adrenaline shoots: oh, man, it will come ...) he walks back into town. A second time: the Cop, the Kid, back to the edge of town. And walks back in. (The reader: right, right, now let him be a discharged Green Beret...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Carnography | 5/29/1972 | See Source »

...third time: Rambo in jail. Won't tell his name (but wait till they find out ...). Won't let his hair be cut. Teasle starts to cut it anyway; good cop, Korea veteran, a big medal. Rambo, sure enough, an ex-Green Beret (and, my God, a Medal of Honor winner), tries to hold himself in, won't let them force him to start killing again (Come back, Shane!) because this time it won't stop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Carnography | 5/29/1972 | See Source »

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