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Dads' Army. To strengthen its forces, which are now about two-thirds black, Rhodesia has abolished virtually all deferments and started calling up a "dads' army" in the 38-to-50 age group. It has also recruited about 1,000 "volunteers" from foreign countries. The largest foreign contingent is British, and there are at least 100 Americans, most of them Viet Nam veterans. Since they face possible loss of their U.S. citizenship for fighting in Rhodesia, the Americans are reluctant to disclose their real names. One, who calls himself Jimmy Smith, praises his fellow fighting men, both black...
...trunks and old boxes of letters in pursuit of clues to their origins. At the Heritage Library in Glendale, Calif, which boasts an excellent genealogical collection, the number of visitors has increased by 75% in recent months. The New York Public Library, with one of the world's largest genealogical libraries, reported an increase in attendance in the month following Roots of 37% over February 1976. At the National Archives, the gray stone temple on Washington's Constitution Avenue, where Haley found his inspiration, mail inquiries about genealogical services have averaged 2,344 weekly since the broadcasts...
...towns, counties and states where they lived, visit the nearest of more than 20 genealogy libraries maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). The branch can draw on resources of the central Mormon library in Salt Lake City, which has the world's largest repository of family genealogical information (on microfilm alone it has the equivalent of 4.3 million 300-page printed volumes). Its resources are open to non-Mormons and Mormons alike...
...Crimson lacrosse team travels to Massachusetts Maritime today to open the most promising lacrosse season in recent memory. Last year, Harvard rushed to a 10-5 record, its first winning slate since 1971 and its largest win total in more than a decade...
...number-two man, Champion is supposed to manage HEW's budget, which is the federal government's largest. But his influence extends to all parts of HEW, something about which Harvard's administration cannot be unhappy...