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Protective Reaction. As a result, U.S. battlefield tactics have undergone little more than semantic changes. Washington no longer uses the hawkish words "maximum pressure" to describe the allied pursuit of the Communists. The new term is "protective reaction," which has a less aggressive ring to it. In fact, the U.S. still continues to seek the enemy-but the enemy is less evident. "In principle, we are doing precisely what we have been doing all along," explains one high-ranking U.S. officer. "Lull? What lull?" asks a G.I. at a fire base near Saigon. "We still patrol every day." Although large...
...admirable philosophy, one the actor still clings to, along with an advisory from his druggist father. Though it was made in this century, it has the terse ring of orders from Davy Crockett: 1) always keep your word; 2) a gentleman never insults anybody intentionally; 3) don't go around looking for trouble. But if you ever get in a fight, make sure...
Even so, additives are likely to continue to flourish. The manufacturers imply that by pouring in a $1.50 can of additive with every oil change, the motorist can forestall a $150 valve-and-ring job. Such a job is usually not needed until a car has been driven 60,000 miles. Since most motorists scrap or sell their cars before reaching that milestone, they seldom discover that additives do not do all that their makers claim...
...women, there are countless rumors in Washington, many of them conveyed with a ring of conviction. Some who have long watched the Kennedys can say with certainty that he often flirts with pretty girls in situations indiscreet for someone named Ted Kennedy. At the same time, he and his wife Joan are rumored to have had their troubles. There is no question that they are frequently separated. On one journey alone last summer, he was seen in the company of another lovely blonde on Aristotle Onassis' yacht. Such incidents might be recounted about innumerable people in Washington and elsewhere...
...this is rather small accomplishment; it's all there, as obvious as a Wheaties box. Tropici is betrayed by Amico's failure to integrate his narrative and documentary concerns, to deal with them not in isolation but in interaction. This failure gives his statement on foreign exploitation the ring of a superficial overview, rendering it less forceful, less immediate and real. The few times he manages to bring both elements into focus at once are the film's high points--for instance, a panning shot of the passengers waiting for their truck at a gas station starts...