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The outflanking maneuver was an outstanding tactical success. Panicked by the magical appearance of the men in blue and the quick firing of nearly a dozen tear gas canisters, the crowd panicked and ran, splitting at once into a mob of discrete individuals. Any sense of unity that might have...

Author: By Garrett Epps, | Title: Harvard Square: Some Fiddled, Others Burned | 9/21/1970 | See Source »

SPREADING THE ALLIES THIN. The Communists have lately stepped up infiltration into I Corps, South Viet Nam's northernmost military region. Four divisions are in the area and three more remain poised just above the Demilitarized Zone. Their chief mission is to entice main-force U.S. and ARVN (Army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indochina: Back to Guerrilla Warfare | 8/17/1970 | See Source »

Under the rules, the minority party has the right to make the first motion to instruct. This option gave Jerry Ford a weapon that he used with devastating effect on the doves. He decided on a maneuver that would force the doves to lead from weakness. "I'm going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: How Ford Put the Lid on Cooper-Church | 7/20/1970 | See Source »

The maneuver turned two minorities into a majority. The crucial vote came on Wednesday of last week. There was a single hour of debate. Pressure came from the White House for a vote against the bill, and from the N.A.A.C.P. and the A.F.L.-C.l.O. for it. During the debate, the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Congress: History in an Hour | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

The U.S. economic system is in trouble, Kelso insists, because 5% of the population owns the capital-money, securities, land and tools-that produces about 90% of the wealth. This means that the rich grow richer while the bulk of U.S. workers are denied an opportunity to obtain a worthwhile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Would Make Everybody Richer | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

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