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...conscripts in the 338,000-man army were the lowest salaried troops in Western Europe; they could barely afford a daily beer at the local bistro. Nearly 90% of their barracks were constructed at or before the start of the century. At Evreux, soldiers of the 41st Communications Regiment have no hot water in their quarters, must trudge to a separate building for frequently nonfunctioning showers and shiver through winter reveilles because the ancient coal furnace has to be extinguished at night to avoid the danger of fire...
...elect entered the room, the crowd went wild with the knowledge that the man they had worked so hard for had come from dark horse status to a resounding victory. When Dukakis reached the stage the overflowing ballroom broke into a chorus of happy birthday in honor of his 41st on Monday...
...CONNOR v. WILSON For most of his eleven terms in Congress, Bob Wilson's 41st District in California was considered his own swimming pool. No serious competition was ever found paddling there. But now he is in danger of taking a dunking from a petite, persistent water sprite, Colleen O'Connor, 28. Once part of a water-ballet act appearing with her six sisters (she also has five brothers), Colleen now demonstrates her opposition to offshore oil rigs by swimming two miles along the beach...
...vote on Rockefeller until November. The House Judiciary Committee will probably conduct its hearings after the elections, which will prevent Rocky from campaigning for fellow Republicans. Then, presumably before year's end, both the House and the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Nelson Rockefeller as the 41st Vice President...
...41st year, Philip Roth still seems the most promising young novelist in America. With seven books behind him since Goodbye, Columbus won the National Book Award 15 years ago, he continues to apply to each succeeding title the thrust of a brilliant newcomer, as if staking out his subject and defining his voice for the first time...