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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Capital Notes: Apr. 28, 1961 | 4/28/1961 | See Source »

Challe, 55, the leader of the revolt, is a brilliant and trusted soldier of France. He was De Gaulle's choice two years ago to replace General Raoul Salan, who was fired as Algerian commander for his right-wing insurrectionary sympathies with settlers. The "Challe Plan." under which crack army units were removed from fixed bases and sent freewheeling about Algeria in search of rebels, had been a smashing success: from a high of 100,000 guerrillas when he took over, the rebels are now down to 15,000. In retirement for the past three months, Challe apparently plotted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Algeria: The Third Revolt | 4/28/1961 | See Source »

...Crimson has so many a team may be sent to Relays on April 28 and a crack at the America for the four-mile relay. listed records of 16:52.3 lowered as much as three seconds by a Harvard squad (4:10.6), Fitzgerald (4:10.8), (4:11.7), and Hamlin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Strong Track Team Aims At Best Season in History | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

...evidence. Said Thao: "If a peasant sabotages a road, he's obviously under Communist pressure, and if he's under Communist pressure, that means he's not getting government protection. Why should he go to prison?" Dismayed to learn that Kien-hoa's 1,500 crack troops waited days for orders before going to the help of besieged villages. Thao led them into action himself in his Jeep. Where the roads ended, Thao and his men paddled off by canoe in silent search of the enemy. Thao set up a Communist-style intelligence network, paying peasants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Truth by Night | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

...doesn't rain, MIT will put a Norwegian sophomore named Ben Aasnaes at number one for the match with the Crimson's Paul Sullivan. The Engineer's number two man--captain Bob Padik--will meet Harvard's Bob Bowditch. These same four players will have another crack at each other in the first doubles match...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tennis, Lacrosse Teams Will Play Engineer Varsities This Afternoon | 4/12/1961 | See Source »

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