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...some outsiders, particularly on Capitol Hill, McNamara's dominance over the J.C.S. seems a cause for concern. Where once they worried that the J.C.S. might become so powerful as to be a sort of "Prussian General Staff," they now fret lest the Chiefs become too subservient to the civilians. But the fact remains that under McNamara the nation's military power has grown as never before-with less waste of money and with less energy expended in futile interservice and military-civilian fights. McNamara's new team of military managers seems likely to flourish in that fashion...
Actually, clear-sighted, 20/20 types with nasty minds can soon learn to spot the contact wearers in any crowd: they are the ones who either stare unwaveringly at the person speaking, lest a sudden swiveled gaze leave vision behind, or hold their heads very high, blinking faster than the speed of light, the better to keep out motes and intruding lashes. Since contacts are cheaper and take less time to grind on the Continent than in England, many Britons have them made to order while vacationing there-and thus are subject to customs duties on the lenses when they come...
...corridors to the stairwell. Very few of them struggled or resisted in any way save going limp, but they were deliberately hauled down the stairs on their backs and tailbones, arms and wrists were twisted, hair and ears pulled--all to the immense amusement of the Oakland police. And lest anyone think I exaggerate, listen to the cops themselves...
Untreated Million. Lest anyone doubt the severity of the syphilis problem, the PHS's Dr. William J. Brown declared that it is, in fact, a raging epidemic, especially among teenagers, and most noticeable among recorded cases in city slums. His statistics...
...Carrillo Flores, plus reports that Diaz Ordaz detests Fidel Castro, was taken by observers as an indication that Mexico may in time sever relations with Cuba, which, alone among Latin American nations, it persists in recognizing. Diaz Ordaz is unlikely to break with Cuba in the near future, however, lest he be accused of repudiating López Mateos...