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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...accompany the peace talks in Paris. They believe that next on the target list is the provincial capital of Kontum in the Central Highlands, where the Communists nearly cut Viet Nam in half just before the U.S. buildup in 1965. Within a month, the U.S. also expects another division-size thrust across the Demilitarized Zone, aimed at the Camp Carroll artillery base and perhaps sliding off toward Khe Sanh again. The allies anticipate more trouble for the Marine base at Danang, and within three months perhaps even another attempt on Saigon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War: The High Cost Of Maintaining Appearances | 5/24/1968 | See Source »

...smallest man on the squad, Ince scored most of his goals on individual dodges, relying on his size and quickness to carry him past much bigger opposing defensemen. His best performance came against Williams when he notched three goals and four assists. He also had three six-point games...

Author: By Peter D. Lennon, | Title: Ince Captures Ivy League Lacrosse Scoring Crown; Nicosia Is Captain Again | 5/22/1968 | See Source »

...chuckled a steel-rimmed grad student peering at a two-inch strawberry blown to twice its size by the glass of champagne it floated in. "What...

Author: By John G. Short, | Title: Design School Votes for Grope on His 85th | 5/20/1968 | See Source »

...Victims of hydrocephalus whose skulls fail to drain body fluids and thus swell to disproportionate size. Surgically inserted tubes can relieve the condition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A NATION WITHIN A NATION | 5/17/1968 | See Source »

...other five candidates for president of the Stanford University student body were taking noisy positions on the CIA, sit-ins and such. Not Vicky Drake. When they asked her what her platform was, the 21-year-old blonde breathed: "38-22-36." And that was about the size of it. A third-year language student, Vicky works between academic quarters as a topless dancer at various clubs around the San Francisco Bay area. For her campaign, she simply passed out posters of her nude self with the legend "Vicky for Pres." It was obviously the right approach for Stanford...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 17, 1968 | 5/17/1968 | See Source »

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