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Matthiessen is a noted explorer and naturalist as well as a novelist. Back in 1967, he sailed on a turtle boat out of Grand Cayman. As thoroughly as possible with words on paper, he has duplicated that experience, creating along the way an uncommonly successful mixture of fact and fiction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sea Changes | 5/26/1975 | See Source »

When he is not twisting rims, McGinnis is usually bending other players. "I like physical contact," he says. "I like to take smaller guys inside where I know I can overpower them." When you collide with McGinnis, says Pacer Reserve Forward Darnell Hillman, "you wonder whether you've run...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Big Mac | 5/19/1975 | See Source »

Serious Problems. ARVN is also suffering from practices that are endemic to South Viet Nam-the deferments available to the rich, the influential and the educated, and the practice of awarding high-ranking military posts as political plums. But ARVN's most serious problem during the current crisis may...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH VIET NAM: NEXT, THE STRUGGLE FOR SAIGON | 4/28/1975 | See Source »

"I prefer being the underdog," Muscatine said. "Curran is a strong player and plays an aggressive game." Citing an inconsistent serve as her weakness in the match, Muscatine said she is working on her game and is hopeful she is coming out of a slump that started on the team...

Author: By Kathleen T. Riley, | Title: Radcliffe Crushes Conn., 8-1, In First Home Tennis Match | 4/15/1975 | See Source »

Arms Aid. Meanwhile, the Israelis are waiting, with barely concealed nervousness, the outcome of a well-publicized U.S. review of its Middle East policy. The Israelis are exceedingly annoyed at the credit that Sadat is getting for his foreign policy initiatives, pointing out that the reopening of the Suez Canal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Egypt's 'Diplomatic Pre-Emptive Strike' | 4/14/1975 | See Source »

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