Word: tolls
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Daily Toll. Much of the fear and panic that engulfed Hué sprang from memories of the Tet offensive of 1968, when more than 3,000 residents were mercilessly massacred by the Communists and the once graceful city itself was permanently scarred in the bloody battles to rout them out. Now exhortations to HANG THE COMMUNIST TROUBLEMAKERS and HONOR THE ARVN SOLDIER were painted on the walls of the modern Kieu Mau school. Stores were closed, restaurants empty, and much of the population-200,000 in normal times, more than 300,000 early last week as refugees from the fighting...
...going into the meet with the idea of placing fourth or fifth." Depth, as it has all spring, will be McCurdy's biggest problem this weekend. Many races will be completely up to one Crimson entry, especially in the running events where injuries have taken their worst toll...
...Crimson's lack of depth began to take its toll as the running continued, as Harvard had only one strong entry in many of the distance races. Both Nick Leone and Bob Clayton, in the quarter and half respectively, "ran out of gas," McCurdy said; Leone placed third, Clayton fourth. Bob Seals ran well in the mile, but was outkicked and settled for third. Mike Koerner took a second in the six mile, as did Fred Linsk in the three, but Northeastern, placing 3-5 in the six and 1-3 in the three, outscored the Crimson and took over...
...really significant in the Viet Nam War when the massive Communist offensive provided them with an actual view of the men they were destroying. The real significance lies in the fact that the U.S. has yet to come out of its own cloud cover and realize clearly the human toll we are exacting in Viet...
While no new bodies have turned up, New York's Mafia war, triggered by last month's murder of Mobster Joey Gallo (TIME, April 17), is still as hot as ever. Federal agents have learned that at least eight more Mafiosi have been marked for death. The toll might already have been higher if a massive raid by eight carloads of FBI men and New York state troopers last week had not temporarily disarmed at least part of one of the gangs...