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The peasant fled in terror to Kong Le, who sent Souvanna Phouma a telegram warning of impending disaster. Souvanna, who does not believe in dragons, shrugged it away. Even when the Mekong River started to rise, he attributed it simply to the annual monsoon rains. But the river kept on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Laos: Kong Le & the Dragon | 10/21/1966 | See Source »

The fact is that, at 58, Lyndon Johnson is too proud and probably too - inflexible to develop a new style that would be both engaging and in character. In any case, his concern over his image has made him morose, needlessly secretive, and at times downright peevish. Last week, in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Affection Gap | 9/23/1966 | See Source »

Though Mayor Locher (rhymes with poker) announced last year that he saw "no impending furor" in his city, a U.S. Civil Rights Commission investigation there last April convinced at least one commissioner, the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president of the University of Notre Dame, that conditions in Hough were "the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Races: The Jungle & the City | 7/29/1966 | See Source »

Normally, Wirtschaftswunderkind Erhard has been able to allay economic fears with his prosperous presence and confident campaign style. This time the hecklers got the better of him. Speaking in Gelsenkirchen during the last week of the campaign, Erhard was confronted by a grim-faced chorus of Kumpel (miners) who closed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: Low on Steam | 7/22/1966 | See Source »

It appears that those who look to the people for a clarion call to end the war are going to be seriously disappointed by the results of this November's elections. Contests for House and Senate seats are unlikely to produce any stunning victories for "peace candidates," and have already...

Author: By Michael D. Barone, | Title: The Effect of Vietnam at the Polls in '66 | 7/5/1966 | See Source »

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