Word: coasts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...crisscrossed the erstwhile White Man's Grave, dropping in on the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana, the Congo, Zambia and Ethiopa-with Somalia, Kenya and Tunisia also on the itinerary-not even the fabled spirit of WAWA could put Humphrey down. WAWA, short for West Africa Wins Again, is invoked by exasperated voyagers as the malefic author of all sub-Saharan hang-ups, and it struck frequently. Hubert smilingly brushed it aside...
...Lure of Profits. The missile program is proceeding apace. The Chinese, who claim to have invented the rocket 700 years ago, already have short-and medium-range (1,500 miles) missiles perfected, and this year are expected to begin building emplacements for the MRBMs along China's coast, thus bringing a large part of Asia within the arc of their nuclear capability. One of the countries sure to be pinpointed on Chinese plotting maps is Japan, which, ironically, continues to supply Chinese buyers with the sophisticated technology that Peking needs for missilery, as in the recent sale...
...plus a dozen submarines, patrol the Mediterranean. The Russians supply their ships at sea, sometimes drop into Alexandria, Port Said and the Syrian port of Latakia for repairs under the pretext of good-will visits. They also visit the French-built base at Mers-el-Kebir on the Algerian coast, which they would like to use as a permanent base when the last remnants of the French navy pull out next year. Sometimes the Soviet ships come so close to U.S. vessels that the Americans must take evasive action...
Comics & Bubble Gum. The Whitney's curators found few artists portraying local flavor in the tradition of Grant Wood. What they discovered instead was regional groups with a common outlook, like the West Coast's "funk artists," whose gamy, gutsy assemblages have been shown in many national exhibits. Equally vigorous are half a dozen youthful Chicagoans who call themselves "the Hairy Who." As can be seen from Karl Wirsum's The Odd Awning Awed, the style of the Who is based on garish colors and art-nouveau line, draws its imagery from comic strips, bubble-gum wrappers...
Space is allotted to each service in pro portion to the total number of men it has in the country, which comes down to 65% Army, 15% Marines, 12% Air Force, 6% land-based Navy and 2% Coast Guard. A serviceman sub- mits his choice of time and city, and does not always get his first pick. But once he gets his orders, he is a coddled and happy fellow...