Word: lons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Foxfire? The students chose the name; it is a tiny phosphorescent organism that gleams on old stumps and logs in shaded glens. In Foxfire the anthology, Lon Reid, a grizzled, quiet-spoken mountaineer, demonstrates how to make a tall-backed wooden chair, altogether by hand, just as he learned from his own father. Photos, diagrams and his taped words capture the craft completely. They also catch the man. A collection of hunting stories grows taller and taller, ending of course with bear; it is capped by old Minyard Conner's scandalous yarn of how his granddaddy killed the bear...
...allowed swimmers of a wide range of ability to give collegiate swimming a go; Lon McCroskey '73, expressed typical sentiments about his freshman team, one of the best Harvard has had in the last decade. "I was disappointed with myself in that I never did hit my top high school times. But the workouts were easy. I stayed in shape, and even though I played only a minor role on the team. I liked it. I guess it took freshman year to find out that my swimming days were over...
After two years of halting preparation, Cambodia was all set to promulgate a new constitution this week, adopting a presidential form of government. The hopes of the country's legislators, however, were summarily dashed last week by Premier Lon Nol, who overthrew Prince Norodom Sihanouk two years ago. Pronouncing the draft of the constitution unacceptable, he dissolved the Constituent Assembly, posted guards around the Assembly building in Phnom Penh and proclaimed himself chief of state and sole authority...
...Lon Nol's seizure of power looked like an act of dictatorial strength, but in fact it may have been a sign of weakness. The Premier is still recovering from the effects of a stroke that incapacitated him last year, and his personal prestige appears to be waning. Even before the takeover, students in Phnom Penh had been demonstrating against the government, and the intensity of their protests is now likely to increase. More important, the palace coup by Lon Nol provides the Khmer Rouge and the North Vietnamese with a helpful propaganda tool in their efforts to rally...
...Cambodians finally retreated after 19 days of fierce fighting, only to be hit again at the nearby towns of Kompong Thmar and Baray. Some fled south to the starting point of Chenla 11. Others dug in at Kompong Thorn, which was by now choked with refugees. Premier Lon Nol, who had ordered the operation and staked his personal prestige on its success, called it off. The failure was evident: each side controlled almost exactly the same area as it held in August...