Word: eastern
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...EUROPE. The Soviet retaliation against Czechoslovakia stirred the recumbent North Atlantic Treaty Organization out of its torpor, and Nixon aims to see that it stays alert. Because the Soviets "have brought half again as many troops into Eastern Europe as they had there before, and placed them farther forward than ever," said Nixon in mid-October, NATO forces should be brought up to prescribed force levels "as a minimum response." Nixon also emphasizes the need for "a new attitude on the part of the U.S.," one that leads to an improvement of communication with the NATO allies. In particular...
...require assistance or must go to the lavatory, raise your hand. Captors permitting, there will be normal beverage service aboard the plane. In fact, abnormal beverage service may be provided. Aboard Eastern Flight 73, hijacked in November on its way from Chicago to Miami, the hijacker himself bought drinks for all passengers who desired them, at a cost...
...Jose Marti Airport: You will be allowed to circulate freely and make purchases at the airport shops. Havana cigars (250 up) and Cuban rum ($1 per fifth) are the best buys. Neither can legally be imported into the U.S., but passengers on Eastern Flight 73 freely carried both through customs when they returned to Miami. There will be little opportunity for sightseeing, except during the trip to the airport on buses provided by the Swiss embassy...
...most outstanding of the lettermen is Bill Murphy, who won the diving competition in the Eastern Seaboards Championships two years ago as a sophomore. Diving coach Harold Miroff said, "Bill is off to a really fine start this fall, and is getting way out on his dives...
...usual, there will be a number of difficult meets on the schedule. Eastern powerhouse Yale "is at full strength," said Brooks, "and Army, Navy, Princeton, and Dartmouth seem to be as strong this year as they were last year. Penn and Cornell have surprisingly good squads...