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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Will the North Vietnamese try to help the Southern Communists gain full power, even at the risk of reopening the hostilities? High officials in the White House think not?at least not for five years, and what happens after that is impossible to predict. These U.S. analysts contend that the North Vietnamese have been so badly battered by the bombing and other punishments of war that they will have enough trouble rebuilding their own land. Other Southeast Asia experts, including many who opposed the U.S. war effort, believe that the war has so completely exhausted both sides that the Vietnamese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: The Future of Viet Nam | 11/6/1972 | See Source »

Headman Decherd refused to predict the exact score of either game, though Jimmy the Greek is offering 21-point spreads in both games. Decherd only frowned and said. "Those guys aren't supposed to be any good, but we'll probably win anyway...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crime, Fresh From Win, Face Box Jox | 11/4/1972 | See Source »

...race for State Representative in the Second Middlesex District (Wards Five, Six and Eight in Cambridge, containing most of Harvard) is a fairly quiet one this year. Its most notable aspect is that all three contenders seriously predict they will win. Cynics will say that all politicians are chronically optimistic, but this election could be surprisingly close...

Author: By Leo F. J. wilking, | Title: Liberals Collide in Left-Center Field In State and Local Elections | 11/3/1972 | See Source »

...Peck's presence in the race that makes the outcome difficult to predict. He is young and has been waging a more spirited campaign than either of his opponents. He says that he expects to receive votes from many Republicans as well as Democrats and Independents...

Author: By Leo F. J. wilking, | Title: Liberals Collide in Left-Center Field In State and Local Elections | 11/3/1972 | See Source »

This year, Yovicsin is planning strategy for the intramural athletic program, my girl friend dumped me. Rod Foster is a fourth string fullback, End Zone Crone is at quarterback, and I can't figure out Restic's plays, much less predict them. It's in the stars Harvard...

Author: By Evan W. Thomas, | Title: On the Bench | 10/28/1972 | See Source »

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