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...damage to the seven Egyptian divisions stationed in the Sinai came from three Israeli armer divisions, most of it was the work of the superb Israeli Air Force which dominated the skies after catching some 450 assorted planes (most of them on the ground) in the first tow days of fighting. Sharm el Sheikh fell to Israeli paratroopers and marines almost without a shot being fired; by then the Egyptians had realized their indefensible position and were trying to get back across the canal before the bulk of the Israeli forces arrived...
Each mate discovers that freedom is, as the existentialists claim, a dreadful burden. Van Dyke is taken in tow by a fellow survivor of a divorce (Jason Robards), who hobbles around with a bad knee he is too alimony-poor to fix. In a devious scheme, Robards proposes to marry off Van Dyke to his ex-wife and get a leg to stand on. In return, the two find a candidate to marry Debbie: Van Johnson, a chipmonkish used-car salesman. Up to here, the infighting and jabbing are worth watching. But in the final rounds, Writer Norman Lear...
...urging them to vote. The most enthusiastic volunteer was Romney. He recorded stirring endorsements for Licata, and bustled around in the district-despite an injured calf muscle that made him use a cane-for an afternoon of door-to-door and store-to-store stumping with the candidate in tow. Licata, for his part, campaigned on the promise that he would be "100% behind the Governor's program...
...Tow Wynne, the third sophomore on the team, lost a fairly close match on the sixteenth hole. 3 and 2. And veteran Bob Sinclair won again in sixth position...
...Harvard sailing team won one regatta and came in seventh in another but its Radcliffe counterpart came through the weekend untarnished and with the Powder Puff Trophy in tow...