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...area had been bombed with a large loss of life as Pakistani air force planes zipped repeatedly across the border. Included in their attacks was the city of Amritsar, whose Golden Temple is the holiest of holies to all Sikhs. At Agra, which was bombed in the Pakistanis' first blitz, the Taj Mahal was camouflaged with a forest of twigs and leaves and draped with burlap because its marble glowed like a white beacon in the moonlight...
...Hall, Southern Cal, 6 ft. 3 in., 215 Ibs., and Mike Taylor, Michigan, 6 ft. H in., 224 Ibs. Siemon "hits 'em real good and has that extra speed for pass coverage." In short, says one scout, "he likes to pop people." So does Hall, especially on the blitz. He impressed most scouts with his speed and range-"more than enough to pick off an interception and go all the way." Taylor is no behemoth, but he hits like one. "He's a real sticker," says one scout, "with a nose for the ball. I'd compare...
...Sales Blitz. The foundation of Turner's empire remains Koscot, and the key to its growth is the "multilevel distributorship." Koscot sells "distributorships" for up to $5,000. Distributors get a 65% discount on the list price of the products and generally distribute them through supervisors, or subdistributors, who get a 55% discount. Women called "beauty advisers" are hired to hawk the products door to door. Anybody who buys such a distributorship can also collect $1,950 for each friend or relative he recruits to buy another $5,000 distributorship-or $500 for each person he brings...
...blitz has kept up. The House on 92nd St. and Walk East on Beacon--both featuring dozens of Special Agents on loan from the Bureau as actors--explained the FBI's role in capturing Nazi saboteurs and the Rosenbergs. I Was a Communist for the FBI and a short-lived television series. I Led Three Lives, glorified the special agent and his most vital tool, the political informer...
...Cleveland board of education. Pinkney opted to bypass the primary and run in the Nov. 2 general election with Stokes' support. But the important thing, Stokes told blacks, was first to defeat Garofoli. Stokes made his appeal by mail, by radio, by television and telephone. The blitz got Carney an estimated 53,000 black votes in the primary-the majority of his 74,000 winning total...