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This week's cover story on Georges Pompidou, De Gaulle's likeliest successor, goes beyond the present political turmoil within France to examine the reasons for the general's defeat, the mood of France in 1969 and the prospects for change. The story was written by Contributing Editor William Doerner and edited by Senior Editor Jason McManus, who, as TIME'S Paris-based Common Market correspondent from 1962 to 1964, covered Britain's first bid to join Europe and De Gaulle's abrupt rejection of that effort...
President Nixon responded to the news of De Gaulle's defeat by writing a letter of regret and repeating his invitation to the general to visit the U.S., now as a private citizen. Said Nixon: "I have greatly valued the frank and comprehensive exchanges of views it has been my privilege to have with you." U.S. foreign policy experts responded cautiously to De Gaulle's debacle. "We've got a whole new ball game," said one, but nobody is yet certain of the game's exact rules. One thing at least is clear: De Gaulle...
...last eight innings yesterday Harvard's varsity none completely dominated the game with Brown, but a six-run outburst in the first inning sent the Crimson down to a heartbreaking 8-7 defeat and virtually eliminated Harvard from the Eastern Intercollegiate title race...
...only defeat Harvard suffered was Tommy Wynne's 1-up loss to Eli Larry Oxford. Oxford dropped a ten-foot down-hill putt on the last hole to keep the Elis from being shutout a second consecutive time this season. The Yale team lost 7-0 to Princeton on Saturday...
Today's match with the Bruins is a toss-up. One of Brown's losses was a resounding 6-2 defeat at the hands of Princeton a team Harvard beat last Saturday 3-1. But the Crimson has dropped games to Pennsylvania and Army, and Brown had no trouble defeating either of these opponents...