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...career as a nationalist. Rusk started out as a doctinaire isolationist on the State Department China Desk just before World War II. Pearl Harbor, apparently, had the same traumatic effect on Rusk that the tariff of 1828 had on Calhoun, for today Rusk has re-emerged as the champion of "globalism." Rusk believes that the effect of personalities must be eliminated from international affairs and that the affairs of men must be managed without passions. And yet, like Calhoun, his head-over-heels reversal of policy indicates that he has reacted to the events of his lifetime rather than thinking...
...sprightlier makeup, more sports and television coverage, a woman's page, a medical column ("Slimming the Sensible Way"). Otherwise, the paper plays the same old tune. A big headline blares: "U.S. Troops Told 'Bring Your Own Prostitutes.' " An editorial assures everyone that the Star will champion People, Youth, Justice, as seen through Red eyes. And the paper continues to carry the familiar advertisements: "Men's watches from the U.S.S.R.," "New films from Vietnam," "Wines that please the palate-from the sunny vineyards of Bulgaria...
When owners first nominated their horses for this week's 92nd running of the Kentucky Derby last winter, the handicappers all figured it for strictly a three-horse race: Buckpasser, 1965's champion two-year-old, Moccasin, 1965's champion two-year-old filly, and Graustark, the much-touted, undefeated wonder horse. But there is many a slip 'twixt the Cup and such lip. Two months ago, Buckpasser cracked his right front hoof and had to be scratched. As sometimes happens with fillies, Moccasin failed to improve; she will not run. That left all the roses...
...York Yankees? And in the Washington Post, no less! Only two years ago, no sportswriter in Washington-or anywhere else-would have dared such doggerel about the Yankees, perennial overlords of the American League, winners of 29 pennants and 20 World Series. But last season the champion Yanks plummeted to sixth place, and rival teams started hooting that they ought to change their name to the Toledo Mud Hens. "Don't you believe it," growled General Man ager Ralph Houk. "We're not dead yet." He was right. The Yankees still had some dying...
Ever since last spring, when Arnold ("Red") Auerbach, 48, announced that this season would be his last as boss of the world-champion Boston Celtics, pro basketball's No. 1 coaching job had gone begging. Auerbach's first choice as his successor was former Celtics Star Frank Ramsey, but Frank pleaded that he was too busy supervising the nursing homes he owns in Madisonville, Ky. Bob Cousy, who earned the nickname "Mr. Basketball" in 13 years with the Celtics, refused to quit as coach at Boston College. Ex-Celtics Forward Tommy Heinsohn told Red that he preferred...