Word: cautioningly
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Partly because of the attrition caused by the bombing raids, and partly because of the deliberate caution of North Viet Nam's General Vo Nguyen Giap. Communist main-force attacks have recently been replaced by a campaign of probes, sapper assaults and artillery barrages. The Communists' failure to follow up initial advantages suggested that they might indeed be running out of steam, but the situation in the three main trouble spots remained ambiguous...
TOBACCO. Cigarettes, which can be brought back to the U.S. in "reasonable" quantities, are priced lowest at the duty-free shops in Shannon, Johannesburg and Tokyo ($2.40 per carton). Elsewhere they cost 25? to $1 more. Caution: locally manufactured versions of many U.S. brands are sold in parts of Europe and Africa. To some Americans they do not taste the same as their regular smokes. The point of manufacture is printed on each carton...
...continued rise in the U.S. economy is not the only reason for the upturn on top. Some companies got too enthusiastic about lopping off "unneeded" managers last year, and now must refill some jobs. Still, traces of recession-bred caution remain. Employers take much longer to make sure that they find just the right man for a post. Searches that used to be finished in six weeks now often last three to four months...
...A.M.A. believes caution is essential. It recommends that physicians not prescribe Entero-Vioform prophylactically, but offer alternative advice: when in doubt, don't drink the water; when in distress, try paregoric...
Many ARVN units fought well-notably the Rangers and Marines, and sometimes even units of the often-maligned Regional and Popular forces. But the South Vietnamese had yet to mount an effective counteroffensive anywhere. The primary reason was the excessive caution of ARVN generals, who apparently preferred to let airpower do the job rather than risk their troops, even when risks were mandatory...