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...band because he had bought all the equipment, or because he had something on Butterfield. Whatever Muldaur can do, he cannot sing blues. He sings with a false casualness that does not disguise the weakness of his voice, which begins to sound like a pubescent thirteen year old's. He is devoid of stage presence, which, rather than making him seem casual, acts to underscore the weakness in his voice. Butterfield should share the vocal load with no one: there's no need, because he has the range, the experience, and the phrasing to carry a varied set of songs...
...perfectionist, he retired from the army in 1963 after a dispute with senior U.S. officials over American policy in South Viet Nam. After returning two years later as a civilian adviser, he conducted the notably successful pacification program in the Mekong Delta with his usual impatience and abrasiveness. Thirteen months ago he became the senior American adviser in the Central Highlands. By the time he died last week in a helicopter crash, while flying by night from his headquarters at Pleiku to the embattled city of Kontum, he had spent nearly ten of his 47 years in South Viet...
...varsity oarsmen from this Spring's heavy-and light-weight boats have been invited to participate in the Olympic training camp to be held June 9 July 1 in Hanover, N.H. Moreover, seven Harvard alumni who starred for the Crimson as undergraduates will also be vying for position. The thirteen-man contingent gives Harvard the single largest bloc of representatives of any college in the country...
UMass started off this season with thirteen straight victories, and it went into the weekend with a chance to tie UConn for the Yankee Conference championship. The Huskies warded off the threat with a 9-3 victory in 20 innings on Saturday, and they capitalized on five errors to beat the Redmen again yesterday...
...panel on Communication, the Congressional Black Caucus got just what they wanted. In a position paper drafted previously, the Caucus had outlined a thirteen-point program for creating a more objective news media. When the session was over only one item--something regarding black book publishers--had been added by the people whose opinions the Caucus was supposedly soliciting. Now the Black Caucus can go to the Democratic Convention and say, "Well, at our conference we received unanimous support for our program...