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...Faculty, John E. Dunlop, accepted a post in the Nixon Administration and left on short notice in 1973. Franklin Ford left office in 1969 at a time of turbulence, and before him, McGeorge Bundy "went to Washington very suddenly," Rosovsky notes. As far back as the '50's, Pearl Buck resigned somewhat precipitously when Nathan M. Pusey '28 became President of Harvard...
...placate its critics, NHK added 16 episodes in the beginning of the series that provide a broad but dull view of modern Japanese history starting in 1936. In these segments the militarists prior to Pearl Harbor are depicted as deceptive, conniving scoundrels. NHK executives have even produced a pamphlet that outlines the changes made in the book's original story line, ones that improve the American image. The television version, they say, will enhance mutual understanding: instead of just dealing with unfortunate experiences, it will also show American good will and humane treatment of Japanese Americans. Says NHK Drama...
...wear a sombrero, silk neckerchief, fringed buckskin shirt, sealskin chaparajos or riding trowsers; alligator hide boots; and with my pearl-hilted revolver and beautifully finished Winchester rifle, I shall feel able to face anything...
President Reagan accepted blame for the deaths of the 241 Marines blasted from their billet in Beirut last October [Jan. 9]. If Reagan is personally responsible, was President Franklin Roosevelt liable for the thousands of naval personnel lost in the sinking of the fleet at Pearl Harbor? He definitely did not think so, even though he stationed them in Hawaii. F.D.R. summarily relieved the local commanders. Without question, they were guilty of not adhering to the standing operation procedure prescribed in military doctrine. This Beirut fiasco was a "failure of command" beginning at company or higher unit level...
...education. The undersized receivers, notably 5-ft. 7-in. Alvin Garrett (cut thrice elsewhere), are the "Smurfs." Those who synchronize their celebrations in the end zone are the "Fun Bunch." After being strafed in a 48-47 loss at Green Bay, the defensive backs took to calling themselves "the Pearl Harbor Crew...