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Five thousand South Vietnamese troops- down from 22,000 at the height of the drive- still remain in Laos, Saigon headquarters said...
...ability is measured by the amount of money he makes." Less than two months after the diary begins, Siegel records his visions of its commercial success, his potential as an "ephemeral public personality," and his chance for a shot at the Johnny Carson Show. But the height of chutzpah is the entry for Aug. 1, 1969: "Last night I dreamt I won the National Book Award for this diary." God forbid...
...says, "are increasingly cast as the villains of this emotional drama. But it should be obvious that science by its nature and structure can offer society only options." Lessing points out that the traditional role of scientists is advisory, and as often as not their advice is ignored. "The height of the new folly," he says, "is the rising call upon scientists and technicians to foresee all the consequences of their actions and to make a moral commitment to suppress work on any discovery that might some day be dangerous, which is to demand that they be not only scientists...
...encounter: boxer against slugger. At 6 ft. 3 in. and 215 lbs., with the elusive speed of a middleweight and a basic hit-and-not-be-hit strategy, Ali may well be the most graceful big man in boxing history. Frazier, who will spot his rival 3¾ in. in height, a crucial 8½ in. in reach, and 10 or so lbs. in weight, is a swarming, wade-in, bull ish brawler who willingly takes a punch or ten for the chance to score with his bludgeoning left hook...
Soon thoroughly miserable, James nevertheless struggled on for the better part of 3½ years, well liked but withdrawn, notable mainly for his height (he was known as "Moose") and for a certain mastery of poetic metaphors in English class. He dropped out for part of a term, and with Alex, he joined a North Carolina band called the Fabulous Corsayers that played straight rock 'n' roll. Back at Milton, he grew suicidal, and at 17, he signed himself into the McLean Hospital, a mental home in Belmont, Mass...