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...said, "a soldier has to be much more than a man with a rifle or a man whose only objective is to kill. He has to be part diplomat, part technician, part politician-and 100% a human being." As the top Marine in Viet Nam, facing an array of challenges matched by no other corps commander in the war, Old Pro Lew Walt, 54, proved himself a leader for all reasons. Last week, after two years of unremitting war, Walt headed home to a hero's welcome and a new job as the Marines' deputy chief of staff...
Despite an array of sympathetic doctors called to support Levy, including Dr. Benjamin Spock, the antiwar baby doctor, the military tribunal remained unconvinced. Ruled Presiding Law Officer Colonel Earl V. Brown: Levy was "not justified in disobeying the order on grounds that it was contrary to his medical judgments or ethical beliefs." With that, Levy's case collapsed. The jury deliberated nearly six hours before arriving at its verdict...
...exactly a weakling. The Israeli army, with 71,000 regulars and 230,000 reserves, is by far the most efficient fighting force in the Middle East?as it proved by soundly trouncing the Egyptians in the 1956 Sinai campaign. It could hold its own against almost any array of Arab armies, provided that the Arabs did not unite into a single force. What alarms Israel this time is the way in which the Arabs, though continuing to fight and squabble among themselves, have nonetheless joined firm ranks against Israel. Despite its superior military prowess, Israel might be hard pressed indeed...
...height of the controversy, someone noticed that the Union Jack was missing from the array of national flags flying above the Palais du Festival. Had the British decided to boycott the festival? No. A photographer had hauled down the flag and wrapped a naked starlet in it for a beach picture...
...good use. To get New Yorkers to take a fresh view of the Met's treasures, he displayed some 600 of them, ranging from the silver portrait of a 4th century Sassanian king to Marie Antoinette's doghouse, under the title "In the Presence of Kings." The array drew 62,000 visitors to the museum on a recent Sunday. Last week Hoving demonstrated that showmanship leads to acquisitions...