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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reason for the shift in emphasis back to ARVN is that Hanoi has proved able to match the U.S. buildup through proportionate infiltration into the South, and that President Johnson has concluded that total military victory in Viet Nam is not possible at an acceptable cost in men or years. The result is a fundamental decision, reached in the past several weeks during a post-Tet "A to Z" reappraisal of the war by the Administration, to get the South Vietnamese ready to fend for themselves, as they would have had to do sooner or later. The decision was made...
...influence on those who followed cannot be underrated: his hip-swinging set the style for performance, and the hard-driving toughness of Hound Dog and Treat Me Nice spawned a whole generation of imitations, from Fabian, Sal Mineo, and Joey Castle to Conrad Birdie. Only the Everly Brothers can match Elvis's dual line of songs--distinct yet composed of the same ingredients--that both define the pinnacle. Don't Be Cruel, Blue Suede Shoes, and Too Much led down to Teddybear, Wear My Ring, and on to Little Sister, Return to Sender, and Devil in Disguise...
Tommy Wynne, number three, dropped his match 3 and 2 to Chip Brahman of Williams, and Paul Oldfield, number four, took the other Harvard loss to Williams, despite a solid trouncing of B.C.'s Tom Riorden...
...boasts an undefeated record in league play, 4-0. But their only tough match was against Yale, and Penn also beat the Elis. Tom Nicosia said, "I think we'll beat Cornell...
...week from today the Crimson faces another Ivy power, the Bruins from Providence. That will be a tough match, but the toughest takes place April 27. Princeton, the favorite to take the Ivy title, will be here. Earlier this season the Tigers lost to Navy, a perennial national power, but only in the last three minutes of the game; and they tied Maryland, 6-6, which Nicosia described as "an amazing feat...