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Increasing dangers in the field and decreasing interest in the U.S. have combined to take much of the professional glamour out of the Viet Nam story. "Reporting the war is no longer the noble act it once was," says A.P.'s Arnett. "In the mid-'60s, what you reported had an impact on national policy. Now any piece you do will probably have less impact than one coming out of Washington or Paris." NBC's Jones, who has done several previous stints in Viet Nam, now wonders whether the new risks make the story worthwhile...
...Another glamour event of track and field is the 1,500-meter run. If recent form prevails, the final should bring about a rematch between the duelists of Mexico, Gold Medalist Kipchoge Keino of Kenya and runner-up Jim Ryun of the U.S. Keino, despite an attack of malaria, recently ran the fastest 1,500 of the year, 3:36.8. Ryun, who has performed erratically for more than 18 months, seems to be reaching his peak once again. Even so, it may not be a two-man race. Kenya has another prospect in Mike Boit, who started running the distance...
Favored with dark good looks, an elegant wardrobe and an arsenal of jewelry, Princess Ashraf, 52-year-old twin sister of the Shah of Iran, has long traveled the world as a figure of enigmatic glamour. Sometimes there were troubles-as when French officials discovered her trying to take $2,260 in undeclared francs out of the country-but that only made her all the more a figure of mystery. Then, last spring, the respected Paris newspaper Le Monde alleged that a suitcase containing several kilos of heroin had been found among the princess's luggage at Geneva airport...
There are two major reasons for the phenomenal spurt of growth. One is the new glamour of big-time tournament tennis, which is partly the result of an infusion of big money into the pro circuits and vastly increased television exposure. Equally important is the enduring national concern for physical fitness and the fact that tennis gets you there faster. Or so its devotees claim, even though orthopedists are doing a big business these days treating tennis elbows, ankles, knees and backs...
...rather juvenile newsletter, Non-Sense, which, for example, recently charged that the March issue of Pageant "exceeded the bounds of all decency in extolling the virtues of motherhood." One member, Ellen Peck, has written a book that disparages motherhood mostly because it gets in the way of the glamour of a free life...