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...preparation for the fight. Foreman won the allegiance of flocks of Jamaicans, who sensed in him something of the same quality that had drawn them to Muhammad Ali. When the fight was over, the Jamaicans carried Foreman out of the ring, a dozen of them holding him parallel to the sky above their shoulders. The arena was in the open air of the starry Jamaican night...
...Chicago Tribune: "The decision to resume massive bombing above the 20th parallel may be accounted as the latest in a series of gambles...But it is obvious that the return to massive bombing entails risks, and that if the policy does not produce a change of heart in the enemy soon we are again faced with the disheartening prospect of a lingering...
...combat duty in the Air Force. As far as is known, only one of the eight-engine Stratofortresses had been lost to enemy fire. That was on Nov. 22, and the crew was able to parachute to safety in Thailand. The air war had been confined below the 20th parallel during the peace talks, and a ceasefire, seemingly imminent, promised to put an end to the bombing missions altogether. Now, in the space of a few days, the men had become among the most vulnerable in the military...
...from epileptic seizures-presumably a result of life with mother. The younger, ethereal offspring (Nell Potts) escapes into the world of scientific research. She wins a prize for a school experiment concerning the supposed deleterious effects of gamma rays on sensitive marigolds: some survive, it seems, blooming beautifully. The parallel between flowers and daughters is stressed long past the point of endurance. Joanne Woodward is assertive and brassy as the mother, but never seems to get past the character's mannerisms. The daughters are exceptional. Roberta Wallach (daughter...
Shadow Boxing. One of the troupe's most extraordinary acts is the longpole trick. One acrobat casually balances a 16-ft. bamboo pole between his shoulder and chin. A second climbs aboard, shins up to the top, and once there slowly swings his legs out parallel to the ground. Putting one foot in a velvet loop attached to the pole, he stands, then reaches down to a third acrobat, and the two perform a series of elaborate hand-to-hand exercises...