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...summit conference, he thought he saw another chance, announced that he would accept a draft if it came. He struck out at both Nixon and the Republican Party for failing "to make clear where this party is heading and where it proposes to lead the nation," outlined his own ten-point program for progress in foreign and domestic affairs. When Rocky threatened a floor fight at the convention, Nixon flew to New York, and after eight hours of give-and-take (during which Rockefeller adamantly refused Nixon's offer of the vice-presidency), the two produced the now famous...
...Devices. The Viet Cong regular swears to a ten-point soldier's oath stressing instant obedience, dogged courage, and a complete willingness to sacrifice his life for the Communist cause. From experience, and from the manuals of Red China's Mao Tse-tung and North Viet Nam's crafty General Giap, the Viet Cong learns the tactics of speed, surprise and security. Says General Harkins: "They are a hard, tough bunch. I don't think their leaders care how long it takes, but they want to take over the world. They are resourceful...
...Order. Premier Chou submitted a ten-point program to the Congress; even in its vague generalities, translators of Communist doublespeak find admissions of China's severe economic crisis. Instead of the old slogans about "20 years of progress in a single day!", there seemed little hope now of doing more than feeding and clothing the Chinese people and supplying them with the barest necessities. The Communist leaders completely reversed the old policy of giving priority to heavy industry, which had nearly wrecked China's agriculture; the new demand was for "all-round balance" between branches of the economy...
Communist agents are now making a circuit of the villages touting their new "Ten-Point Program," which soft-pedals Marxism, includes such features as general elections and the unification of South and North Viet Nam, freedom for all political parties, release of all political prisoners, promotion of "free enterprise," and creation of a neutral Southeast Asian bloc that would accept aid from all nations, including the U.S. By no means do all the peasants fall for the Red promises. Says one in pidgin French: "Moi pas vu, moi pas croire" (Me no see, me no believe). But a great many...
...swarming hunters, there are so many deer (in some areas 30 per sq. mi.) that there are roughly only three hunters for every legal buck (one with antlers at least 3 in. long). All are looking for the "big horse," a stag weighing over 200 Ibs. with a ten-point rack...