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...bombing raids inside North Vietnam, withdrew from the 1968 Presidential campaign, and hinted that the Vietcong could expect to obtain a share of the ruling power in postwar South Vietnam. Johnson's simultaneous announcement of the three decisions in one nationally broadecasted speech was the first indication to date that the American government had finally resolved to take the diplomatic--rather than punitive--route out of the mess in Vietnam. Undoubtedly the President realized that he had insufficient popular backing to continue the counter-productive escalation of the war. Since escalation was required to maintain a military stalemate the President...
There are, nonetheless, significant differences between the 1960 and 1968 campaigns and campaigners. Jack relished language and literature for their own sake; Bobby employs them as tools. Jack aimed his appeal more at his listeners' intellects than their emotions; Bobby has reversed the emphasis, and to date has seemed mostly interested in capitalizing on sentiment and dissentience. In holding out the vision of a "new day" and a "new America," the Senator from New York points out that the problems of today are not those of 1960-and that, indeed, may be his own chief problem...
...used them well. He does so again in this devilishly clever metaphysical mystery tale. But new times demand new metaphors; except for that brief, noisy episode in the ballroom, Tune is governed by a quavering image of the computer as truth giver. The hero, too, is brought up to date. The Alexandria Quartet was in large part about an artist's struggle for freedom within his culture; Tune, which in Latin means next," deals with the similar struggles of a scientist. Beneath its lush trappings and Mediterranean settings, the novel is basically a study of the ironies and ambiguities...
...timetable for construction of the underpass has had a checkered history. When excavation began last spring, the anticipated completion date was this June 15. But, after early construction went quickly this fall, construction workers hoped that at least one lane of the underpass would be open ahead-of-schedule, perhaps by the end of February. But then the snows came. "We got the hard freeze," Goyette said. He explained that the cold stopped the construction crews from pouring concrete ahead-of-schedule, because the concrete would not cure properly in the cold weather. Since the spring thaw, Goyette said...
July 4, 1959, stands as the greatest date in the history of the Harvard crew. On that day, the Crimson heavy and light-weight shells culminated undefeated seasons by winning championships in Britain's Royal Henley Regatta...