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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...over Egyptian forces on the Sinai Peninsula in 1956 without even being fully mobilized. Though not given to formalities-"If the soldiers feel like saluting, they may if they want to," says one officer-the Israelis are superbly trained and motivated fighters. Israel can command some 250,000 men (v. Syria's 60,000) within 72 hours. Under Premier David Ben-Gurion, the nation decided that its security was best assured by armored units and paratroops capable of striking deep into enemy territory. The army is thus divided into three regional commands, and some of its officers believe that...
...coach in college basketball. "Butch" van Breda Kolff quit Princeton in 1947 after three years to play pro ball with the New York Knickerbockers, gave that up after three seasons to become a coach - at Lafayette, Hofstra, and then Princeton. In 16 seasons, his teams have won 294 games v. 106 losses-a record topped only by Kentucky's Adolph Rupp and U.C.L.A.'s Johnny Wooden. Van Breda Kolff insists that Princeton is "just a smalltime outfit trying to get along"-thereby provoking exasperated snorts from opposing coaches who are forever losing top prospects...
...mind. After a long and contentious board of directors meeting in Detroit came the "early retirement" of Abernethy and the "resignation" of Evans. Into their places went new Chairman Roy Chapin Jr., 51, whom Evans had hand-picked as general manager last September, and new President William V. Luneburg, 56, a vice president who joined A.M.C. in 1963 as an Abernethy recruit...
...middling paddler himself but had such an eye for form, such a fetish for physical fitness and such a commitment to his sport (he would sit at the bottom of the pool in a diving suit to spot flaws invisible from above) that he won 528 dual meets (v. only twelve losses) and four national championships for Yale plus four Olympic victories for the U.S.; following an intestinal hemorrhage; in New Haven, Conn...
Prospect St. at night is magic. Fifteen Victorian mansions line the street, glowing gold from their windows. Princeton men in v-neck sweaters and blue button-down shirts walk down the sidewalk in groups of three or four. A few groups peel off at each building: Colonial, with its high pillars; Cap and Gown, with its Tudor facade; Ivy; Tower Cottage. It feels like someone should be humming "Going Back to Nassau Hall" in the background...