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...give it much thought, but when Vietnam veterans returned home, people didn't go out of their way to greet them. Unless they were POWs, there were no brass bands or ticker tape parades, and the soldiers didn't march in platoons before cheering crowds as in World War II news clips. Such pageantry would have seemed ludicrous in light of the bitterness the war created. But even if they weren't hailed as conquering heroes, the vets could have received some acknowledgment and practical help for their sacrifice, especially when it inflicted such brutal psychological wounds. Instead, trickling back...

Author: By Ira Fink, | Title: A Vet's Welcome | 4/22/1975 | See Source »

...Greet White Hope, Friday and Saturday, April...

Author: By Peter Kaplan, | Title: Harvard | 4/17/1975 | See Source »

...King welcomed Kazimi, then turned to greet his nephew. At that moment the prince drew a revolver from his robe and shot the King twice in the head. He fired a third time, missed and threw the gun away. Faisal crumpled to the floor. Bodyguards wielding gold swords and submachine guns seized the prince. The King was rushed to a nearby hospital; shortly after noon an announcer on Radio Riyadh, his voice sobbing with emotion, said that Faisal was dead. Soon after, Radio Riyadh reported that the royal family had chosen Crown Prince Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz to succeed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SAUDI ARABIA: THE DEATH OF A DESERT MONARCH | 4/7/1975 | See Source »

...kiss King Khalid 's face and shoul der and swear allegiance to him. Soldiers and bodyguards in red-and-white kaffiyehs held back the crowd; at one point, the new King thrust himself into the throng to lead forward a blind old man who had come to greet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SAUDI ARABIA: THE DEATH OF A DESERT MONARCH | 4/7/1975 | See Source »

...like under the dining-room table or in the hammock. "He may say, 'We don't have a hammock.' You can reply, 'Oh, darling, I forgot!' If you are creative and imaginative, he'll love you for it." She should also try to greet her man at the door in "an outrageously sexy outfit." (The children get a kick out of this too, says Morgan.) One Southern Baptist woman wore only mesh stockings, high heels and an apron to welcome her mate home from work. She reports that her husband shouted, "Praise the Lord...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sexes: Total Fascination | 3/10/1975 | See Source »

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