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...Cincinnati's Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench, the Dodgers have their share of potent hitters. First Baseman Steve Garvey, who was the Dodgers' bat boy 15 years ago, sports a healthy batting average of .324, followed not far behind by young Leftfielder Bill Buckner. Jim Wynn, the "Toy Cannon," adds the power of 30 home runs and 99 RBis. And there is always iron-arm Mike Marshall in the bullpen...
Cairo Bureau Chief Wilton Wynn, whose service as a Middle East journalist dates back nearly three decades, reported on the reactions of Egyptians to the Nixon trip. Though at the start of his assignment he was unceremoniously evicted from his quarters at the Nile Hilton to make room for "the likes of Dean Fischer," and had to take up temporary residence on a Nile riverboat, his experiences quickly took an upward turn. "In the little town of Kafr az Zayyat," Wynn writes, "the crowd dragged me up to the front row to stand beside the mayor as the presidential train...
...week's end, Wynn flew to Beirut to fill in for Bureau Chief Karsten Prager, who was in Damascus gauging the reception accorded the Nixon entourage. After the Syrian capital, only visits to Israel and Jordan lay ahead before Dean Fischer and hundreds of other weary whistle-stoppers could return to Washington for a good rest...
...used to pump up the water and irrigate the land. In a test project, 100,000 transplanted Egyptians are now living in the Kharga Oasis at the southeastern end of the desert, where they successfully raise crops and livestock. One farmer, Mohammed Mahmud, happily told TIME Correspondent Wilton Wynn: "I used to live in a village in the Nile valley, where I was able to rent only two acres of land. I moved over here, and now I own six acres of land, two cows, four goats and a donkey. In the old village, there were 17,000 people...
...revolutionary plotting in Egypt's "colonial "days. Sadat is far more relaxed when he stays at one of his presidential resthouses outside Cairo. Recently, over tea and Turkish coffee in a resthouse beside the pyramids, he discussed his plans and dreams for Egypt with TIME Correspondents Wilton Wynn and Karsten Prager. Among his points...