Word: offing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sir: I am somewhat amazed at the naivete of Americans when it comes to fighting, killing, and war. They seem to have this idea that women and children are holy, pure and innocent, and are incapable of killing as men do. Nothing like a bottle of Coke half filled with...
Sir: As a Viet Nam veteran, I think Lieut. Galley should be court-martialed, fined $2, given a carton of cigarettes, promoted to captain and reassigned to the Pentagon. What I gather from reports is that My Lai was a V.C. village, and Charlie Cong is not a conventional soldier...
Sir: I believe that the "Warbler of Watergate" [Dec. 5] and the "Household Word" would have made a simply marvelous match.
Sir: Having read Martha Mitchell's comments on protest, I just can't seem to escape the feeling that she is still upset over the American Revolution of 1776. After all, if the British government had only handled the situation firmly, instead of "catering to revolution," then that...
Sir: Surely one of her statements has been omitted: Didn't she say, "Let them eat cake"?