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That first famous hike was 50 miles, and this one will be only 2.6 miles-but practically straight up. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, 39, is taking off this week for the Yukon, where he will join in the assault on 13,900-ft. Mt. Kennedy, an icy spire named after the late President by the Canadian government and the highest unclimbed mountain in North America. The temperature is likely to be in the neighborhood of 30° below zero, and Bobby's previous mountaineering is confined to the sand dunes at Hyannis Port. But Jim Whittaker, 35, member...
...streets in single file, eyes to the ground, fingers clasped beneath their silver begging bowls. In Laos, the bonzes form a silent silhouette against the ornate temple roofs of the royal capital of Luangprabang. In Burma, they enter Rangoon framed against the great Shwe Dagon pagoda, its massive gilded spire shimmering in the early dawn. Though the robes may be grey in Formosa or black in Japan, in much of Asia the day begins with this same silent march of the mendicants. Passing laymen place gifts of food in the bowls, humbly thanking the monks for thus permitting the givers...
...Came In from the Cold, Le Carre (3 last week) 2. Candy, Southern and Hoffenberg (1.) 3. Armageddon, Uris (2) 4. Julian, Vidal (4) 5. The Rector of Justin, Auchincloss (5) 6. Convention, Knebel and Bailey (6) 7. This Rough Magic, Stewart 8. The 480, Burdick (7) 9. The Spire, Golding (9) 10. You Only Live Twice, Fleming...
...Spire, Golding...
...Spire, Golding...