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...this mass of Black people began to move out the park and down the hill. On the sidewalk to the left, a Boy Scout troop--little white boys--marched up the hill. Standing over the whole scene, on the wall surrounding the park, a seven-year-old Black manchild raises his small bony fist as high...
SIMLA, India--The leaders of India and Pakistan signed an agreement early Monday calling for partial troop with-drawals along their 800-mile common border...
Pakistani spokesmen also said the two sides agreed to "reduce tension" in disputed Kashmir, including troop pullbacks from the explosive ceasefire line there, and that the pact did not include handing over territory taken in the India-Pakistan war last December...
...split-level home, which stands amid the tidy landscaping of a housing development in Louisville. The guests ? most of them dressed neatly in sports clothes ? include a computer programmer, a store clerk, a dog trainer and a psychology major from the nearby University of Louisville. They all troop downstairs to a vinyl-floored recreation room...
...regulations naturally led to all sorts of unseemly jokes among English-speaking allies in NATO about West Germany's "Hair Force." Within the Bundeswehr, however. Schmidt's decree quickly led to an unhumorous tangle. Closely cropped older soldiers complained that long hair interfered with discipline and troop readiness. They cited the unlikely instance of a ship's having to turn back prematurely because shampooing sailors had depleted its limited fresh-water supply. More plausible was the danger that an aircraft mechanic might have his obligatory hair net sucked into a jet engine. Meanwhile, long-haired soldiers deluged...