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Still the troops came out, but not with a whimper. Nixon applied muscle. From the secret musings came not only the orders for the Cambodian invasion but for the excursion into Laos and then the ultimate shock, the mining of Haiphong Harbor and the renewed heavy bombing of the North...
Protect & Promote. In the U.S., charter bargains have theoretically been restricted to groups of lodge brothers or other affinity organizations. That rule led to the proliferation of groups aptly described by San Francisco Tour Operator Jack Aufricht as "bowling clubs that charter 40 airplanes a year and have one bowling...
Potent Brew. The excursion into the past is not confined to a single event. Many society members belong to Associated Guilds that year-round practice medieval arts and crafts: calligraphy, armoring, needlepoint, medieval dance, heraldry and the brewing of mead, a potent alcoholic beverage fermented from honey. All the skills...
In easing the charter regulations, the CAB said that it was reacting to "an irresistible and understandable public demand for low-cost public transportation." It was also reacting to the political clout of the officers of charter airlines, some of whom have made large campaign contributions. Today U.S. charter flights...
Not every government excursion into consumerism has been a rousing success. Most disappointing has been the Nixon Administration's Office of Consumer Affairs, headed by Virginia Knauer, a pleasant Philadelphia matron who has been a muted consumer champion. On the whole, though, the new consumer centurions are active and...