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...other side of the lines, Rome Correspondent Wilton Wynn reached Cairo after an 800-mile, cross-desert taxi ride from Benghazi and was one of 14 newsmen allowed to move up to the Sinai front. "After traveling about 25 miles northward along the front," he reports, "our convoy came to a halt when an artillery shell exploded 300 yds. away. Then an Israeli Skyhawk streaked past. Later newsmen saw smoke rising from what they thought was a bomb hit. But the unit commander said it was the plane, which had been shot down." Diplomatic Editor Jerrold Schecter, usually based...
After the Six-Day War, Egypt's humiliated military leaders did their best to analyze their mistakes. An Egyptian general told TIME Correspondent Wilton Wynn last week: "We concluded that our 1967 defeat was largely due to the fact that our air force had been knocked out immediately. We also concluded that the enemy was not so strong as it seemed, and we were not so bad as we had looked...
TIME Correspondent Wilton Wynn reported from Cairo that the capital showed "surprisingly few signs of war. A nightly blackout that was about 75% effective on the second or third day of the fighting now has slipped back to about 60% effective, an indication of general relaxation. There had been rumors of shortages at first, but there is no noticeable lack of essentials. The seasonal foods, rice, sugar and sweets are all in adequate supply. More surprising is the Cairenes' friendly attitude toward foreigners, especially Americans. While the U.S. prestige officially has plunged for resupplying Israel, American companies have...
...Wynn: What is the basis of Papadopoulos' power in your opinion...
...Wynn: Your allowance from the government has been canceled. Do you face financial problems...