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There are those who fear that continuing controversy, of which Project Jennifer is only the latest fuel, may irreparably damage the CIA. The dissension has contributed to an exodus of veteran employees, among them David Phillips, 52, former chief of CIA operations in Latin America, who resigned last week and advised CIA Director William Colby that he planned to organize an association of retired intelligence officers to defend the agency. But younger employees have also been affected. In Washington, for example, some young analysts had joined the CIA only after assurances from recruiters that the cloak-and-dagger exploits...
...Thieu surrendered fully one-fourth of his country -seven provinces with an estimated population of more than 1.7 million people-to the attacking Communists. Dusty district roads and coastal highways were choked with countless thousands of frightened civilians clutching their possessions and fleeing their homes in the largest exodus since Viet Nam was divided in 1954. Meanwhile, reinforced North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces mobilized what appeared to be their most devastating offensive since the Easter attacks...
Then it was time for their next interview. As James Joyce once wrote--punctuation or not--"All the guinnesses had met their exodus...
...NSCAR doesn't have anything to be proud of. A national organization with the potential to mobilize broad-based action against racism has been formed, and a march which stands to unite groups from across the social spectrum and the country in Boston, is being planned. Perhaps the exodus of the more militant factions is a good thing; now the Young Democrats, Young Republicans, church groups, etc. won't be so wary of NSCAR. And Harper's proposal, if acted upon, would provide immediate protection to school children, and directly engage NSCAR in community and school affairs...
...gotten to the point where it is starting to pressure Harvard as well as its employees: most clerical and technical workers are secretaries who can often find similar and better-paying employment elsewhere. The University's pay raises apparently come in response to what could turn into a general exodus among clerical and technical employees here...