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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Captain Paddy, an Irishman who has spent 22 of his 54 years in Africa, is the unit's master mechanic. Just before Port Harcourt fell to the federals early last summer, he scrounged up a convoy of trucks and liberated-under fire -the entire workshop of the Shell-B.P. refinery there. When Aba had to be evacuated last month for lack of ammo, Paddy was one of the last men out, a machine gun in one hand, a demijohn of wine in the other. Captain Armand, a former French paratrooper and veteran of Algeria, sports a Yul Brynner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biafra: The Mercenaries | 10/25/1968 | See Source »

Accent on Leisure. In many cities, eager tenants fully lease new apartment projects before they are completed. The latest Census Bureau tabulation shows that rental vacancies in metropolitan areas fell to 4.9% during the first quarter of this year, the lowest level of the decade. The figure runs far lower in many places. One reason is the remarkable proliferation of huge apartment communities loaded with amenities for a leisure age. A swimming pool is no longer enough. In Houston, Developer Jenard Gross' latest 1,250-unit project will also have a shopping center, tennis courts, a gym and sauna...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Housing: Landlords' Delight | 10/25/1968 | See Source »

Applications for the Rhodes scholarships rose from 88 in 1967 to 96 this year, while Marshall applications fell from 99 to 83. Over the past three years Rhodes applications have steadily increased while Marshall applications have consistently fallen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Applicants Prefer Rhodes To Marshall Scholarships | 10/23/1968 | See Source »

With about 500 meters remaining, West Germany made its move and took a clear lead over the fading New Zealanders. Sprinting powerfully, Australia and Russia both passed New Zealand, and Czechoslovakia fell back to fifth...

Author: By Peter D. Lennon, | Title: Harvard's Olympic Crew Places Last In Final Race | 10/21/1968 | See Source »

...Ryun, who came back from a bout with mononucleosis to compete in the Olympics, fell behind Kenya's Kipchoge Keine early and never caught up, as he failed in his attempt to win the gold medal in his specialty, the 1500-meter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kenyan Defeats Ryan In Olympic 1500 Race | 10/21/1968 | See Source »

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