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...hull battered and charred, the Forrestal limped toward the Philippines with belowdecks fires still raging. The toll: at least 70 known dead, 89 missing. At least 26 planes were destroyed and another 28 damaged, with a loss of more than $60 million in aircraft alone...
...there are some understandable reasons for them. The Vietnamese have been fighting for 20 years, in successive generations of young men, and the whole military fabric is frayed by the invisible cumulative fatigue of what seems like endless war. The long years of combat have taken their toll in officers, often the best; so, too, have the coups and intrigues of Saigon politics over the years...
...Detroit -- Violence was subsiding yesterday, and there was talk of withdrawing Federal troops. The death toll stood at 38 in the nation's costliest riot...
...doubt the new wealth and accompanying seven flavors of wine took their toll. No doubt the continued success of the Playboy parody brought an all-time high in complacency, and low in standards. No doubt nobody cared. All these explanations, however, only hit the surface. The real problem, deep down, happened to be the power struggle...
...toll in human suffering mounted hourly. Before the week was out, at least 21 people were dead, more than 1,000 injured, another 1,600 arrested. Property damage soared into the millions...