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...dropouts. Some are misfits with poor civilian and military records who use opposition to the war as a rationale for their conduct and attitude. Many others, of course, are sincere in their rebellious attitude. A.S.U. Chief Stapp says that as many as 5% of the country's 3.5 million men in uniform are willing to stand up and be counted on any antibrass issue. Actually, the number of active dissenters, who have so far encountered little hostility from non-dissenting G.I.s, appears to be far smaller...
...fortunate. Swollen by the heaviest accumulation of melting snow in history, the region's rivers gushed over their banks and crested in five states -North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Tumbling gigantic chunks of ice before them, the torrents inundated vast areas, causing at least $31 million in damage and driving more than 22,000 people from their homes. Fortunately, only eight people died...
...satisfatcory. Quite a number of courses recognize the existence of black men in the development of America; quite a bit of expertise is already available. However, merely recognizing black men as integral segements of certain overall social processes is not good enough. We are dealing with 25 million of our own people with a special history, culture, and range of problems...
Harrelson, wearing his usual mod outfit that has made him one of Boston's more flamboyant heroes, told a press conference that it was not economically feasible to leave Boston. Harrelson is involved in business dealings worth three-quarters of a million dollars...
...actress or an athlete. He could hardly have foreseen the day when, at high noon, two out of every five women passing the entrance of Henri Bendel's in Manhattan would be dressed in trousers. The fact that women's pants are a fact of life (45 million pairs will be sold in the U.S. this year) is a source of solid comfort to fabric manufacturers. It takes three yards of material to make a pair of pants, v. one yard for a miniskirt. But it is also a source of problems for the women who wear them...