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...will not be measured in months or weeks," said Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, who made a sudden inspection of his forces on the western bank. But massive tank battles have traditionally dragged on for many days without resolution. The principal fighting at El Alamein lasted almost a fortnight before British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery finally broke through Rommel's line; by that time neither side had many serviceable tanks left...
...fortnight ago, Halston made his biggest sale of all. For about $10 million in stock, New York's giant Norton Simon Inc., a $1.5 billion-a-year conglomerate with products ranging from ketchup to cosmetics, acquired Halston's business, his services as a designer and, most valuable of all, his name. Halston will now be free from the pressures of merchandising his wares and more able to exercise the fashion touch that has won him two Coty Awards (the fashion Oscar) and a clientele that includes Barbra Streisand, Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis...
Since the birth of her son Gregory four years ago, Mrs. Edna Stanek, 34, of Lakewood, Colo., has hoped for another child. A fortnight ago, she more than got her wish when she delivered sextuplets. Although one of the babies died shortly after birth, at least two of the infants seemed to have a good chance of surviving...
When the Watergate committee recessed a fortnight ago, Senator Sam Ervin served notice on the press that he wanted peace and quiet. "I'm going down to North Carolina," he said, "and do what all those moonshiners do when the revenuers come after 'em. If I see a reporter lurkin' around, I'm gonna shoot 'im." But after the 15th call from the press one morning of his vacation, he grumbled resignedly: "It makes me sorry I didn't go to Scotland...
...this perhaps might have been forgiven if De Roulet had displayed even modest talents of discretion. But that seemed beyond him, as he made all too clear to a Senate foreign relations subcommittee on multinational corporations a fortnight ago. De Roulet claimed in a public hearing that he had made a "deal" with Jamaica's new and progressive Prime Minister Michael Manley, 49, before last year's election. In exchange for a personal guarantee that Manley would not nationalize the U.S.-owned bauxite industry, De Roulet said, he had promised not to intervene in the elections. Manley promptly...