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Whether that judgment is too harsh or not, the U.S.'s main business at this juncture must be to seek a settlement. There are essentially two approaches open to Nixon that could lead to a measurable disengagement from Viet Nam: a negotiated solution, or a seesaw of unilateral de-escalations, with each side presumably matching the other's withdrawals. The second possibility, involving the notion that the war will decline gradually by degrees of voluntary and informal pullout, is viewed by many U.S. experts as the most probable ending. Provided that the withdrawals were both steady and large enough, this...
...Crimson traded basket for basket with the Lions for most of the final session, cutting the Columbia margin to one point, 53-52, on a Chris Gallagher lay up with 9:16 left. From there to the end it was a complete seesaw with neither team in complete control until the final buzzer...
...Seesaw Action...
Apartment living began to fall out of fashion in the U.S. soon after World War II. Over the past two decades, the nation has built four private homes for every new rental dwelling. This year, after seesaw performances during most of the '60s, apartment construction is making a comeback that surprises economists, delights landlords, and quite possibly signals a fundamental shift in how most Americans will choose to live in the years ahead. "Demand is so strong that you could almost leave out the bathroom and rent a new apartment," says California Developer Gerson Bakar, whose 994-unit Woodlake...
Despite their relative accuracy, polls fluctuate so sharply that since last August, every major candidate has at one time or another emerged as the people's presidential choice. The reason is clear: during pre-election months, the volatile voters' sentiments seesaw along with news events and the candidates' pronouncements-which is what campaigns are all about. Party loyalties are also weaker in May than in November. One consequence is that extremist, third-party candidates often run stronger in polls and primaries than in national elections-as may well be the case in 1968 with George Wallace...