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...outranked the American newcomer and made no secret of his feelings on the matter. Required to give Eisenhower a briefing, he arrived very late and said, "I'm sorry I'm late, but I really shouldn't have come at all." While Montgomery approached a wall map with his pointer, Eisenhower lit a cigarette. Without turning around, Montgomery stopped his briefing and demanded, "Who's smoking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Machiavellian Ike the Soldier | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

...hour northwest of Saigon, government tour guides fire their only major barrage of propaganda. In a lecture complete with pointer and diagrams, Nguyen Viet Hai, 33, details how ingenious Viet Cong escaped detection by U.S. soldiers by hiding out in a network of narrow, subterranean tunnels. Next, visitors are invited to go below ground and taste the claustrophobic flavor of tunnel life for themselves. The guides hasten to point out that the passageways have been enlarged to accommodate Caucasian visitors. Before the group descends, Hai recites the tunnel dwellers' motto: "When you walk without footmarks, when you talk without...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Welcome Back to Viet Nam | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

...Time for a Timeout: With the score 62-59 and only nine seconds remaining in the Lehigh contest, Harvard decided not to call a timeout. Instead, James dribbled the length of the court and missed a three-pointer that would have sent the game into overtime...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Scoot, Shoot or Sink | 1/15/1988 | See Source »

...Catamounts put together a mini-rally to get within nine, 64-55, with nine minutes remaining, and began to press the Crimson. However, a James three pointer at the 6:34 mark, followed by a Hollensteiner layup off a David Lang pass gave the Crimson a bulging 74-59 lead with five and a half minutes remaining...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Men Cagers Bring Down Vermont, 91-76 | 12/9/1987 | See Source »

...usually sappy "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is rejuvenated by John Cougar Mellencamp accompanied by lively accordion and fiddle. The tired "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" is pepped up into a party tune by the playful vocals of the Pointer Sisters and the powerful pop saxophone of Springsteen sidekick Clarence Clemons. And Run-DMC's new rap, "Christmas In Hollis," (also included on Profile Records' new compilation Christmas Rap) not only provides some decent rapping and scratching, but adds a touch of humor to the LP as well...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: $ea$on'$ Bleating$ | 12/4/1987 | See Source »

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