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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Army) and commander of the People's army of North Viet Nam. Giap's orders move through Hanoi's Ministry of Defense to six military regions in South Viet Nam corresponding to the political units. The beefed-up Viet Cong hard core is composed of 50 "Main Force" battalions, overseen by five regimental headquarters (compared to two in 1961). Political and military control are synchronized, giving Ho Chi Minh "assurance of political control over the military"-something his coup-happy opponents to the South must envy...
...Primary Mission. These perennial opponents have been joined by a number of responsible laymen and clerics of the council's member churches who are arguing vigorously that the main business of the clergy is to save souls, and not to transform society. One of them is the Rev. Carl Henry, editor of the fortnightly Christianity Today, who argues that the clergy's primary mission "is to invite sinful men to their Savior and Lord, who shapes a new character and morality. The clergy have neither a divine mandate nor authority nor special competence to articulate particular programs...
...Dollar. Why the rush? The buoyant economy has encouraged Americans to spend their profits on pleasure. Airlines fostered the boom by increasing the number of flights and decreasing fares (the lowest seasonal round-trip rate from New York to Jamaica is $44 less than last year's). The main reason for the boom, and perhaps the simplest, is that winter vacations to sunny climates have become more and more a vital part of American life...
Water Balance. The main thing is that a man who sticks to the drinker's diet will cut down drastically on his calorie intake by avoiding not only bread, potatoes and even innocent strawberries but, far more important, the butter and cream or sour cream that usually go with them. If he loses weight, it is because of a reduced calorie intake...
...radio station, which consists of four turntables, a 50-watt transmitter, a main control panel, lots of old 78's and perhaps a tape recorder, was purchased from WHBS, the Business School's now-defunct venture into broadcasting...