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...range jets. As part of their general pullback, the British announced that they plan to remove fully two-thirds of their Malta garrison -or about 2,900 troops-by 1971. Shocked at this desertion, the Maltese argued that the loss of their chief source of income would bring economic ruin, boosting unemployment by nearly 20%. Striking back with fury, they prepared legislation last week to evict the British from the island...
...other hand, President Johnson may believe that continued piecemeal devastation of the North could, in the indefinite future, bring the enemy to his knees-and ruin Ho Chi Minh's bargaining position. But if this is true, then the President is disingenuous when he predicts meaningful concessions from both sides. North Vietnam could only interpret this attitude as a valid U.S. desire for total victory...
...best he has ever done indoors is 64 ft. 4¼ in. One reason, says Randy, is that the shots themselves are different: both weigh 16 lbs., but the outdoor shot is plain metal while the indoor shot is covered with plastic so that it won't ruin the wooden floors...
...their race with ruin, the new bosses of American Motors Corp. last week decided to rev up their smallest and-nowadays-least popular car: the compact Rambler American. "Between the small imports and the nearest U.S.-built models, no American car is reaching out to the consumer," said Roy D. Chapin Jr., who became A.M.C. chairman only four weeks ago. "The Rambler is going to be driven right into the center of this...
Wings Cigarettes. Though Doremus has something of Kennedy's style and personal charm, in the six months following the assassination he comes to ruin in marriage, in business, and finally in life. In the end he commits suicide, having expended his gifts unwisely, particularly his second wife, a mentally unstable and drug-ridden singer. Though Kennedy's fate and Doremus' have far different origins, the twice-bereaved Barney finds a bleak common moral: "Every man, even the most blessed, needs a little more than average luck to survive this world...