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...North Shore, where incumbent liberal Democrat Michael Harrington '58 is opposed by Republican Howard Phillips...
...application of force, Nixon had managed to preserve at least some hope of peacemaking in the Middle East and elsewhere. Hussein was temporarily sustained as his troops routed the Syrians and inflicted heavy casualties on the commandos. Yet those very casualties only inflamed the bitterness of the commandos. To shore up his military position, the U.S. now plans to resume military assistance to Amman. Desperately trying for a measure of stability in the area, the U.S. feels that Hussein is far preferable to a radical guerrilla regime in Jordan...
...know what they were looking for or what to expect. All they knew was that one of their own had been shot and they all wanted to go out totin' their guns to look for him. That's why there was such a big man-hunt on the North Shore...
...history of high blood pressure, agitated by all day tensions and whiskey; it may be that our guest had also stood in close proximity to minor clouds of Mexican boo-smoke. Whatever the causes, Styron sincerely believed himself to be dying. He declared himself able to see "the other shore," thought himself a visitor to some strange nether world, and, in general, carried on like a Baptist fanatic. Rescue squads and cops came clanging and banging stretchers and doors and asking embarrassing questions; some of the larger Cambridge-Harvard names were attracted to the scene. It was one hell...
...struggle by Investors Overseas Services to shore up its finances, the most puzzling phenomenon has been the proffered help of a little-known New Jersey manufacturer, International Controls Corp. It seemed odd that I.C.C. should be anxious to lend up to $15 million to the troubled mutual-fund complex despite opposition by I.O.S.'s temporarily ousted founder, Bernie Cornfeld. After all, European bankers from the Rothschilds on down had sidestepped urgent invitations to come to the rescue. Yet this week I.C.C. President Robert L. Vesco is due in Geneva to sign the loan papers. "Our motive is simple...