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...antiaircraft battery was suddenly rolled into place on a golf course near Lusaka International Airport last week. Zambian armed forces went on alert, leaves were canceled, and President Kenneth Kaunda issued orders to "shoot on sight" any Rhodesian aircraft that violated his country's airspace. Responding to a warning from Prime Minister Ian Smith that Zambian support for black nationalist guerrillas might lead to pre-emptive strikes, Kaunda dramatically announced that ua state of war" existed between his country and Rhodesia. To prove the point, the Zambians lobbed several mortar shells at the resort town of Victoria Falls...
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...quintet of Crimson golfers spent a long weekend on the road playing the two most illustrious collegiate golf tournaments in the Northeast back-to-back. On Friday, the linksmen failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, finishing a fading fourth in the 36-hole NCAA New England Qualifying event held at the Pleasant Valley Country Club. At least a measure of solace was gained over the weekend when the squad finished an upbeat eighth in the Easterns, a tournament that attracts golfing powerhouses from Delaware to New York...
...squad found itself in a more favorable venue over the weekend at the West Point Golf Club where the Easterns were contested. Coach Bob Donovan showered the tournament with praise, saying "I never expected to see a college tournament run this well in the East. The scorekeeping system was great. The hospitality was great. There were forecaddies on every hole and people carrying leaderboards in the final round. There was walkie talkie communication between the tournament marshals...
...Easterns serve as the NCAA qualifying event for Division One colleges in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. "We played better golf because there was a better field, better players, and it was better run," said Donovan...