Word: counts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...elevation of Lord Killanin came as no surprise. The only other contender for the post was Count Jean de Beaumont of France, who to many of the committee members seemed too much like the outgoing president. "We felt," one member confided after the lopsided (but unannounced) vote, "that 20 years of Brundage had been ample...
...Because I was a student during the frustrating years of the late '60s. I have viewed George McGovern with hope. It looked as though this seemingly credible man would finally be able to change priorities in our Government from a kill count in Viet Nam to a job and food count in Harlem. But with McGovern's "handling" of Eagleton, he has developed a true politician's trait-the forked-tongue syndrome...
...supporters scarcely dare believe it-or so they say. "We're really running scared," says a White House aide, "for about one inch. People are running around the White House telling themselves, 'Yeah, yeah, we're scared.' " Not so scared, apparently, as to fail to count their chickens in advance. "We aren't conceding anything," says Dole, "We aren't saying we'll win all 50 states, but we aren't conceding anything." Some Republicans talk about gaining control of the House in a Nixon landslide, but that is only an outside...
...contending with Viet Cong rifle and mortar fire must now beware of increasingly accurate heavy artillery fire that can kill at long range. At the same time, the withdrawal of U.S. combat units has reduced both the reliability of battle intelligence and the amount of protection a correspondent can count on. Recalls Associated Press Correspondent Peter Arnett, who started covering Viet Nam in 1962, "When you went out with a U.S. unit, you knew that your ass was covered. You were cared for like an American soldier, and that was very good care indeed...
With the U.S. pulling out, the South Vietnamese do not offer such support. The Americans took much of their transport with them, and it is now much harder to hitch helicopter or other rides. Once on the scene, reporters cannot count on much cooperation from field officers. Most feel that there is nothing malicious in this; Saigon forces are simply not equipped to provide the same amenities and protection...