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For more than a year, a sort of rough neck regatta has been churning the wa ters of the Gulf of Mexico off Loui siana. It is composed of workboats, tugs, barges and even helicopters, and is crewed by hard-hat engineers, welders and derrick workers. Along the Gulf, a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Natural Resources: Roughneck Regatta | 11/8/1968 | See Source »

Soviet Imperialism. Despite concerted efforts at persuasion and propaganda, the Soviets so far have only made mat ters worse. The act of invasion was bad enough, but the subsequent rationale for it that the Soviets have evolved is equally alarming to many Communists. Enunciated first by Pravda, the official party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: COMMUNISM: A WORLD DIVIDED | 11/1/1968 | See Source »

Clearly, some of the competitors would have been better off at sea level. In the 10,000 meters, for example, none of the first three finishers even man aged to equal the Olympic qualifying standard. But in most of the other events, the thin air was obviously no great hindrance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Track And Field: Flying High | 9/20/1968 | See Source »

Many Czechoslovaks were encouraged by the length of Svoboda's stay in Moscow. "If the Soviets had been convinced that they were right," said Agriculture Minister Josef Boruvka, "the negotiations would not have lasted more than an hour." One report said that Svoboda was promising to reimpose a degree of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: RUSSIANS GO HOME! | 8/30/1968 | See Source »

After three years in the minors, during which he lost more games (30) than he won (28) but struck out 496 bat ters in 467 innings, Koosman won a spot in the Mets' rotation this spring. In his first game, he shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-0...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: Phenom from the Farm | 5/3/1968 | See Source »

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