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...that was-the extent of the book's flaws, though, this one out of many ghost-written hack autobiographies would be merely a drag. But there is something more, an uneasy aftertaste. Sadler was set up in 1966--in the press, among veterans' groups, probably in the minds of tens of thousands with relatives in the jungles--as the image of the American soldier in Vietnam. His book is dedicated to "my friends I left across the sea," and concludes with a five-page list of the names and dates of death of the 143 Special Forces soldiers who were...
...weltering in his tub of blood. The director of the asylum and his guests politely applaud the conclusion of the piece; but the inmates, identifying with their roles, run suddenly amuck. Fighting, biting, ripping, raping, they swarm over the guards and the guests, they leap upon the camera and drag the spectator down into the delirium of a revolution that is suddenly no longer there and then but here, now, always...
...regrets the change, but all admit that greater involvement will inevitably drag the Center into the unscholarly world of political pressure, personal sensivities, and bureaucratic inertia...
...WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (ABC, 5-6:30 p.m.). The Winternational Drag Racing Championships from Pomona, Calif., and the International Surfing Championship from Makaha Beach, Hawaii...
...money, they cannot help, as soon as the school bell rings to dismiss school, rushing to various hotels, restaurants, and coffee houses to fight for jobs as dish-washers, waiters, baby-sitters, etc. They often work from 4 o'clock in the afternoon straight to midnight; after that they drag their tired bodies back to their dormitories. And the wages they get are pitifully small. In restaurants near, or even far away from some universities, university students can often be seen rushing here and there, scrambling for work...