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...Exercise Rainbow," an eight-day joint maneuver by nearly 100,000 U.S., British and French troops to test Western defenses against "an invasion by superior enemy forces from the East," began in Germany this week. The green-clad "invaders," a U.S. armored force, struck from the borders of Soviet-held East Germany and Czechoslovakia, forced back the British ist Royal Dragoons, Algerian troops from the French zone, and miscellaneous U.S. forces including regiments hastily summoned from Austria and Trieste. French, British and American planes whined overhead. Even the U.S. Navy joined in, with small craft on the Rhine. After retreating...
South Pacific, celebrating its first anniversary by taking an eight-day Lenten vacation, looked this week more than ever like the biggest hit in Broadway history. Except for a few seats in August, the Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II-Joshua Logan musical was sold out through September, and the ticket demand was still big. The advance sale...
Twenty members of the Rugby Club will fly to Bermuda Saturday for their spring tour. During their eight-day stay, the Crimson ruggers will play five games. They will also enjoy the other pleasures of the island...
Bouquets & Serenades. Last week Veteran Driver Attlee sat once more behind the wheel of her vintage Hillman, as Britain's Prime Minister set out on an eight-day tour to put Labor's case before the voters a second time. As always, modest, attractive Mrs. Attlee was, in the words of a friend, "quietly piloting Clem, although Clem still sits in the front seat." A suitcase was packed, gas coupons checked, road maps ready and Clem's knees were snugly wrapped in a woolen blanket as Violet swung the Hillman's nose out of Downing Street...
...eight-day ski trip to Cardigan and a ten-day excursion to Pinkham Notch both began last Friday, courtesy of the Appalachian Mountain Club...