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...Abe said, "Man, you must be putting...
Need for Specifics. Dissenting, Justice Abe Fortas pointed out that the boy had been directed to make the purchase by his mother in an effort to get Ginsberg convicted. "Bookselling," said Fortas, "should not be a hazardous profession." The magazines that Sam Ginsberg sold were admittedly not obscene for adults; how was he to know that they were obscene for children? The court must define "the extent to which literature or pictures may be less offensive in order to be 'obscene' for purposes of a statute confined to youth...
...task and role of the U.S. in Viet Nam, Abe Abrams' appointment represents a rare mating of man and mission. As Westmoreland's deputy commander, Abrams has spent the past ten months working with ARVN (the Army of the Republic of Viet Nam) to shape up its structure, stiffen its spine and improve its performance. In their extremely violent Jet offensive, the Communists unwittingly showed that Abrams has had some success: to the surprise of many Americans and the consternation of the Communists, ARVN bore the brunt of the early fighting with bravery and elan, performing better than...
...general who will preside over this shift is a tough, plain-speaking New Englander and onetime tank commander who could inspire aggressiveness in a begonia. Retired Army General Bruce C. Clarke, who commanded Abe Abrams in World War II, bluntly calls him "the No. 1 fighting general in the Army." Moreover, Abrams will have the advantage of knowing ARVN better than any American in Viet Nam ever has. The South Vietnamese are unlikely to be able to put much over on him, or promise what he knows they cannot deliver. And by temperament and the terms of his new assignment...
...Offensive. One way or another, through a negotiated peace or a phased U.S. withdrawal, Abe Abrams will likely also be the man who presides over the end of the massive American presence in South Viet Nam. But for now, he must prepare to take over in that awkward age of wars, when negotiations seem about to begin and no one can know when or where they will end. In preparation for talks and bargaining stances, both sides are drawing up as favorable balance sheets as they can on where the war stands today...