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...Cyprus at week's end, cicadas droned in the midsummer heat and sentries dozed over their Bren guns in sandbagged positions on the high ridges. But the quiet was deceptive, openly characterized by U.N. Commander Thimayya as "only a breather." Without much success, he was frantically trying to get U.N. troop units sandwiched between the opposing sides at Kokkina as a way to prevent another outbreak. At the same time, he appealed to U.N. headquarters for more troops, arguing that his 6,000 men were not enough to keep the peace; but no one was volunteering. Meanwhile, the careless...
...first post-convention victory breather was over, and indeed there was much campaign wizardry to be brewed before November. Oz-bound early last week, Barry's plane stopped at Chicago, and in a press conference Goldwater defended his controversial quote: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice...
Winner of seven straight, the varsity lacrosse team takes a breather from its Ivy League schedule today when it meets a high-scoring Williams ten at Williams-town...
...Crimson got a breather Wednesday against woefully weak Lynchburg, putting together 12 singles, nine walks, and five errors to bomb the Virginians, 15 to 3, Stephenson, Al Liebgott, and Mike Patrick contributed 11 RBI's in the seven-inning contest. Andy Luther was the winning pitcher...
...varsity wrestling team should finally get a breather today after a series of close matches and overwhelming defeats. The Brown squad that invades the IAB at 3:30 p.m. is still winless in league matches, and doesn't figure to give Harvard much trouble...