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...Iranian offensive that altered the course of the war was dubbed "undeniable victory," and it proved to be quick and efficient. In a well-coordinated six-day campaign late last month, Iran's armed forces recaptured some 850 sq. mi. of territory in Khuzistan, all but decimating the Iraqi Fourth Army. Although the Iraqis had expected the operation, they were nevertheless caught off guard. Brigadier General Khatab Omar Najim, commander of the 60th Iraqi Armor Brigade and now an Iranian prisoner of war, told a group of Western correspondents that on the second day of the offensive, his front...
...except for the occasional patrol of red-bereted Israeli paratroopers. As the turmoil spread, seven Arabs and one Israeli soldier were killed, dozens of Arabs and soldiers were injured, and hundreds were arrested. The demonstrations were the fiercest since the Israelis occupied the area 15 years ago during the Six-Day War, and the stakes were high...
Harvard is hoping to take advantage of these losses and avenge last year's disapointing 13-2 defeat which came at the end of a grueling three-game, six-day road trip. Crimson Coach Bob Scalise feels that the key to the game will be the number of possesions. "We've got to win the face-offs, pick up the ground balls, and give our offense the ball." Scalise explained. "We've go to come out early and strong...
Some cross-country fanatics, in fact, refuse to accept the comforts of touring centers. For purists, there are challenges like the 35-mile, six-day trek across the ridge line of the Sierra in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. It is an experience in mountaineering as well as skiing. The route rises 6,000 ft., almost straight up from the roadhead, to peaks of 13,000 ft. and more. One requirement: a small radio transmitter for avalanche protection. Other arcana may include polypropylene underwear, vapor-barrier booties and avalanche-probe ski poles. The reward of the trek is skier...
...picked up speed, at least 13 separate draft proposals for a settlement. At the same time, Baxter was concluding his review of voluminous material concerning the IBM case and had decided that he would drop the Government's action against the company. When Baxter flew off for a six-day skiing vacation in Utah on New Year's Eve, the cases seemed set. From a telephone at the Three Kings Condominiums in Park City, Utah, Baxter kept track of the progress of the talks. He arrived back in Washington last week just in time to make the historic...