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Under the threat of attack, Hanoi was a city organized to work and move at night. The shops have not changed their hours-5 to 8 in the morning, 5 to 7 in the evening-but on sunny days thousands of cyclists now jam the midday streets. The noisy streetcars are once again so crowded that passengers ride on their footboards. The tree-shaded boulevards around the Petit Lac, the garden spot in Hanoi's center, are daily thronged with strollers. The restaurants are full of people, many of them downing breaded shrimp, the favorite dish of Hanoi...
...Every plane that lands at Khe Sanh now expects to do so under fire, and more and more equipment is being parachuted in. Khe Sanh's weather this time of year may also aid the Communists. Fog rolls in at night and sometimes does not burn off until midday or later, making air support all but impossible...
...Niamey, the tiny capital of Niger, the dust clouds rise at midday to nostril level. They made no exception last week for the 13 African chiefs of state who met there to discuss the future of their Afro-Malagasy Common Organization (OCAM), including efforts to persuade the European Common Market to renew their tariff concessions. There was something else in the air, however, that proved even more pervasive than dust: the unmistakable presence of France...
...magazine, New York, acquired a reputation for breezy comment on the city, from its fleeting mod-pop fancies to its durable ethnic folkways. Unlike other publications that have come and gone, New York was missed enough to make it want to come back. Last week the magazine threw a midday party to announce its reappearance as an independent publication in March...
...quiet, rubber-wheeled cars and elegant, uncluttered stations, it is, except for a lingering problem with the air conditioning, a positive pleasure. One year old this week, it has proved so popular that passenger traffic is running 50% higher than expected; the Metro has even generated an extra midday rush as executives have taken up the European practice of going home for lunch. Montreal's present transit strike only points up the Metro's importance: by conservative estimate, 50,000 additional autos are clogging downtown streets because of the strike...