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...does poorly in the cities, as he did in 1967, he has enough solid support in the countryside to win going away. As the incumbent, moreover, he has control of press censorship and government radio and TV, plus ready access to U.S. plane and helicopter transport. Another asset is the fact that in South Viet Nam's short experience with elections, voting has come to be viewed as an almost canonical way of registering accommodation with the powers that be. Thus, Thieu has no need to rig the election, though the recent appearance all over the country of Americans...
...Brown can be dangerous. Catcher Dean Hogue has led the way at the plate with a 313 batting average, and second baseman Bob Wieck is hitting .300. The Bruins' biggest asset is senior right-hander Bob Thorley who has a 3-0 record this year...
Korean Solution. Doubts persist about whether a costly and complex American-style army will ultimately be an asset or a liability for Saigon. The South Vietnamese may be hard put to maintain such a force. Moreover, some analysts still argue that the only way to peace in South Viet Nam is a negotiated settlement with Hanoi, which probably could be brought about only through some kind of coalition government in Saigon. A vast army, and the tough, militarist regime that would inevitably go with it, would make such an outcome virtually impossible. The alternative, which might please both Saigon...
Penn's greatest asset is its high-scoring first line of Tim Cutter, Sam Gellard, and Tom Davis. The nifty trio scored more goals than any line in the East last year, and all three have totaled over thirty points thus far this season...
...Angela Lansbury, as the Countess, wins honors hands down as the film's principal asset. She not only parades around in a dazzling array of black and/or white costumes, but also dominates several of the most clever scenes in the film. Whether insulting her lesbian attendant, or shrieking for fine strawberries, or flamboyantly embracing the quest for money, Lansbury brings to her part the exaggerated theatricality which came off so well in Prince's Mame. After announcing her engagement to Conrad, she takes her fat daughter aside and says: "I was thinking of pink for the bridesmaids, but really...