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...current bombing campaign, only one B-52 had been lost in combat in seven years and 100,000 sorties in Indochina. Yet in the past two weeks, 15 were lost-each with a crew of six, most of whom are listed either as missing or captured. Why the high toll? First, as Air Force spokesmen are quick to point out, the B-52s were invading the "most heavily defended antiaircraft area in the world"-at least in conventional-weapons terms. Since the October bombing halt, the Soviet Union has shipped enormous quantities of missiles and improved radar systems into...
...apparently being struck by hostile fire. Other details are unknown at this time. However, they will be furnished to you as soon as they are known. Pending further information he will be listed officially as missing in action. If you have any questions, you may contact my personal representative, toll-free, by [telephoning Randolph]. Please accept my sincere sympathy during this period of anxiety. Major General K.L. Tallman, Commander, Air Force Military Personnel Center...
...STOWE, VT. Though Mount Mansfield (4,393 ft.) is only a foothill by Alpine or Rocky Mountain standards, it offers what many consider the finest skiing in the East. Novices can stem their way along the four-mile-long Toll Road; experts can plummet down the narrow, twisting chutes of the National or the Goat. Everyone can enjoy the eclectic night life, which runs from fierce rock to folk singing, in the restaurants and hotels of the compact, bustling village. The average cost of a week's vacation, including meals, moderately priced sleeping accommodations* and lift tickets...
...heart disease has been traced to the growth in fat consumption that has resulted from an increasingly Occidental diet. Twenty years ago, when the Japanese diet was still largely limited to rice, fish and vegetables, there were 34,298 deaths linked to atherosclerosis; two years ago the reported death toll...
...racism of the Navy middle management. All three ships involved had served off Vietnam, maintaining the rate of destruction as Nixon wound down the war. Men worked 18 and 20 hour days, going weeks without shore leaves. And despite their distance from the destruction they wrought, Vietnam took its toll, and the crews were soon immersed in the same racial tension that has gripped the Army and Marines. Officers critical of Zumwalt are presently calling for his removal, citing a general breakdown of discipline, and Congressman Edward Hebert (D-La.) has opened hearings on the subject. In turn, Zumwalt...