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...TIME Correspondent John Mulliken joined General Tri as he directed the drive alternately from his helicopter and the map-and-radio-filled command armored personnel carrier. Reported Mulliken: "Smashing through villages, overrunning the enemy even before he could complete his L-shaped trenches, Tri's tanks and APCs outran their American advisers (limited to 21.7 miles by Nixon), their U.S. air support and even their own artillery. Someone laughed at one point: 'If you hurry, General, you can take Phnom-Penh before dark.' Tri smiled past his long, Abe Abrams-style cigar and said: 'Phnom-Penh...
Despite injuries to five of its top performers, the freshman track team outran all opposition in the Greater Boston Track Championships Tuesday and Wednesday to win the GBC crown by 70 points...
...Cavanagh outran his opponents and "played to win." He didn't start working on his strokes until the Harvard coaches began working on him. "I pretty much know how to hit the ball now," he said...
...state what will be needed to attain full equality in the next ten years, blacks showed a sense of self-reliance expressed in statements such as "Achieve equal educational opportunities with whites," "Greater unity among blacks," and "Blacks must keep pushing and fighting for equality." These assertions far outran such concepts as promoting communication, respect and understanding from whites...
...defense, four for their coach and the fact that the game was in New Orleans, an N.F.L. city. Wrong again. Kansas City Coach Hank Stram (see box) had clearly done a better job of preparing his players for the big game than Minnesota's Bud Grant. The Chiefs outran, outpassed, outhustled and outthought the Vikings to gain a richly deserved 23-7 victory...