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Moral Growth. At 6 ft. 4 in., Bun ting has what is called "command pres ence." The son of a Haverford, Pa., real estate man, he was expelled from Penn sylvania's Hill School for "general trou-blemaking," and then, at 17, enlisted in the Marines. After two years, he en rolled at Virginia Military Institute, graduated in 1963 as first captain and third in a class of 1 85. He won a Rhodes scholarship and studied modern British history at Oxford, then settled down to a military career...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Goodbye to All That | 5/29/1972 | See Source »

...firehouse that was the official polling place for Ward 10. Politics is a bad marriage; it treats those already won over like fools, and those to be won over like queens for a day. When they thought I was a voter. I was inundated with "Endicott Peabody for Vice Pres... Vance Hartke, champion of social sec...George make American happen ag...Trust Muskie...pencil to write in Mills...right this way...Sam's the Man...re-elect...

Author: By Peter Southwick, | Title: Ward 10, Manchester | 3/17/1972 | See Source »

Crisis Needed. Shipping men expect that freight rates will stay at their pres-ent depressed levels well into 1972. By that time, enough tonnage will have been taken out of service, and the factors of supply and demand will settle into balance once again. In the meantime, more than a few shipowners grudgingly agree with the Greek shipping journal Naftiliaki, which cynically observes: "What the markets need at the moment is some political crisis that would send a shiver down the spines of charterers and leave them scurrying for any available tonnage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHIPPING: Freight Rates Foundering | 8/9/1971 | See Source »

Springfield has a history of strong teams, having won the college division championship four years in a row. But two junior pitchers, George Dipson (Twins) and Tom Badcock (Cubs) passed up their senior seasons to join the pres...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Crimson Nine Meets Springfield Indians Rely on 'Pride of Skowhegan' | 5/4/1971 | See Source »

Regular Veterans Day observances in cities and small towns across the country were turned into support-the-Pres-ident demonstrations. In Birmingham, the observance lasted two days and produced the biggest outpouring of any demonstration in the city's memory. Activities there included a patriotic Roman Catholic Mass, a night rally and a three-mile parade that attracted 41 bands. In Pittsburgh, hundreds of spectators shouting "Hey! Hey! U.S.A.!" joined the line of march. At Phoenix Christian High School, students, alumni, teachers and assorted guests joined in a "run for God and country." For 48 hours, participants trotted around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: PARADES FOR PEACE AND PATRIOTISM | 11/21/1969 | See Source »

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