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...money passes through Divine Light Mission, and every press report about the Guru's appearances mentions his limousines, his air-planes, houses and wardrobe. But these reports have failed to dent the loyalty of his followers. The bulk of his movement, at least in the United States, is made up of people who have traveled the "guru circuit" from drugs to yoga to transcendental meditation. Many have latched on to him as a God figure, a trend which his publicity men encourage...
...Crimson 11 dominated play up to the 12th minute of the first half, but did not dent the nets...
...doubtful, however, that paint and soap and some lights will seriously dent the pervasive defeatism that accompanies life in the Towers. There is a basic belief among tenants that life grows worse and worse each year. Residents who have seen the project deteriorate cannot conceive of things improving or returning to their old adequacy. An old woman, resident of the tower building for 15 years, shivered as she recalled what has happened to her home. "Things used to be better." Asked to explain why, she just repeated, "Things used to be better...
...Sunday morning, after nearly a day of intense fighting, Israeli forces had seized the initiative on both fronts. The Egyptians began to fall back, having failed to put enough tanks across the canal during the night. They also failed to dent Israel's air supremacy, and in the early hours of the second day of fighting, the Egyptian air force did not even take to the air to support ground troops. Israeli planes penetrated deep into Egypt, knocking out missile systems and other defenses. Defense Minister Dayan said that the mop-up might take several days, but he predicted...
According to the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, Haldeman tried to get North Carolina Republicans to "dig up" any information that might discredit Senator Ervin before his committee investigating Watergate opened its hearings. Haldeman's approach, as confirmed by TIME, was made in phone calls to Harry Dent, a former Special Counsel to the President. Dent passed the Haldeman suggestion on to Frank Rouse, North Carolina's Republican chairman. Both Dent and Rouse considered Ervin's integrity unassailable. They gave Haldeman no help...