Word: frankness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Lieut. Colonels Alfred Medendorp and Frank Lynn...
...Malaysia's Abdul Razak actually signed last week fell considerably short of the official peace treaty for which Malaysia had hoped. It was, rather, a limited declaration of intent-which, at Indonesian insistence, would have to be ratified at home before it became official. This, Malik was frank to admit, was merely to avoid agitating President Sukarno, who has lost most of his former power but still holds out against peace with his old enemy. Besides, Malik explained, "our people have been led to crush Malaysia for the past three years by the former regime. It takes time...
...which recently: a) sentenced a poet to two weeks in prison for penning "a mockery of the Holy Family and Jesus Christ"; b) promoted Pepsi-Cola in full-page newspaper ads; c) gave away choice seashore plots of land to Sophia Loren, Gene Kelly, Kirk Douglas, Doris Day and Frank Sinatra...
...sound corny," explains the Los Angeles Times's Jack Foisie, "but it's refreshing to get out where people say what they mean." Viet Nam press-corps veterans have unanimous praise for the cooperation available at every level in the combat areas. "They are terribly frank," says Australian Simmons. "Sometimes, I think, too bloody frank." Combat reporting has its own special problems, of course, not the least of which is the danger. Eight correspondents have died, a dozen have been seriously wounded, and nearly 100 have been nicked. Sheer endurance is a useful skill. "You pay dearly...
Better than Koufax or not, Juan Marichal without question 1) has the best right arm in baseball, and 2) is the most complete pitcher in the game today, or any other day. "No man has the assortment of pitches Juan has," says Giants Manager Herman Franks -and there is a consensus about that. "Koufax has two pitches-a fastball and a curve," says St. Louis Outfielder Mike Shannon. "They're the two best pitches in the league. But Marichal has more. He has four or five-and he can control them all." Shannon hasn't seen the half...