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...three ROTC units enjoy the status of academic departments -- the unit commanders are full professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the University provides them with free facilities, and the courses they teach earn academic credit. But ROTC is not an academic department; it is a nation-wide recruiting system for the United States military...
...WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (ABC, 5-6:30 p.m.). N.C.A.A. Indoor Track and Field championships, from Cobo Arena in Detroit, Mich...
Fulbright's demand for a voice in any new decision was swiftly echoed. "I think we must insist upon that," said New Jersey Republican Clifford Case. It also quickly spread into a wide-ranging attack on the war. Said Case: "It is now a question as to whether or not the war is winnable without the destruction of South Viet Nam and much of American might itself...
...first shock and confusion that followed the Communists' country wide Tet offensive six weeks ago, it was difficult, dangerous and, in remote areas, impossible to assess accurately the damage done by the enemy. Now, with roads, communications and security gradually being restored, a firmer measure can be taken - even though the final, definitive picture may not emerge for some months yet. For military and administrative purposes, South Viet Nam is divided into four corps areas that run from north to south, plus the special capital zone of Saigon and surrounding Gia Dinh province. Last week TIME sent a team...
Kachcha Tivu, a square-shaped island nesting among the waves of the Palk Strait between India and Ceylon, is about a fifth as large as New York City's Central Park. One-half mile long and barely one-half mile wide, it serves mostly as a fishermen's stopover and a smugglers' base. Once a year pilgrims from Ceylon and India come to the island to pay homage to its patron saint, St. Anthony, in a tiny church that measures only 12 ft. by 14 ft. and can hold at most 100 worshipers. Last week Kachcha Tivu...