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...means approximately "place of angels." To the 1,200 U.S. Marines guarding it and to Americans watching their ordeal, Con Thien has come to mean something more akin to hell. Since Sept. 1, the outpost, less than two miles from the southern edge of the six-mile-wide Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Viet Nams, has been under relentless bombardment from Communist guns. In one barrage last week, the Communists sent 903 artillery, mortar, rocket and recoilless-rifle shells whistling into the perimeter around Con Thien's three barren, red clay hills-probably the greatest single Red bombardment...
...game's turning point came just before the opening period ended. Lafayette flanker Chris Yaniger split the Crimson zone defense and took a pass from quarterback Ed Baker. The Harvard secondary violently converged on Yaniger and Tom Williamson recovered the second of Lafayette's ten fumbles...
Harvard stalled when it reached the Leopard 2, but on third down Zimmerman dropped back and with a world of time found Lord alone in the end zone...
Zimmerman was on target from the 16, but both Reed and Lord dropped potential scoring passes. On third down, Strandemo released from his blocking position, took Zimmerman's pass, and used his speed to turn the corner into the end zone...
...Leopards' deepest penetration was to the Harvard 42 in the first quarter. Starting quarterback Gerry Facciani moved his team nowhere on his first two tries, so Lafayette coach Harry Gamble called on Ed Baker, his sophomore passer. Two passes into Cobb's zone and two draw plays picked up 36 yards. But on third and 4, Crimson middle guard Stan Greenidge stormed in to throw Baker for a ten-yard loss, the key defensive play of the game...