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More than 13,000 rounds of artillery had pocked the ridge north of Kontum, and more than 100 fighter-bomber strikes had added their bite. But the three battalions of North Viet Nam's 24th Regiment still clung to the high ground as Operation Hawthorne-and the first major battle of 1966 for the critical Central Highlands-entered its second week...
Unhappily, the prohibitions are not foolproof-vixens disturbed by a low-flying plane can go berserk and murder their cubs. And sometimes the prohibitions are limited to members of the immediate tribe-rats never bite rats that belong to their own colony, but two colonies of rats have been known to meet in a pitched battle that leaves hundreds of dead on the ground. These bloodbaths, Lorenz suggests, are epidemics of mass psychosis; they serve no rat-preserving purpose that he or any other naturalist can see. In general, he concludes ominously, a species is less often annihilated...
...Divinity, Humanity. Like many another reforming movement that has grown old, Ethical Culture worries about losing its bite. Despite a steady growth of about 500 members per year, good new leaders have been hard to find. Many potential members, some society officials fear, may well be repelled by an antiquated name, suggestive of Victorian rationalism. In New York, society switchboard operators lately stopped answering calls with a cheerily cryptic "Hello, Ethical," after one caller snapped: "I don't give a damn about your morals; just connect...
...keep the interest bite as small as possible, an increasing number of U.S. companies have sweetened their bond offerings by making them convertible to common stock. Last week Bankers' Trust paid only 5% for 20-year debentures, and International Utilities' 20-year bonds came out at 5¼ because they can be swapped later for common shares. Conversions water down the value of shares owned by existing stockholders, but the average 1% that borrowing firms save on the interest rate can mean a $4,000,000 saving over the 20-year life of $20 million of bonds...
...automobile industry is feeling the bite of widespread criticism on car safety. Sales are dropping, plants are shutting down temporarily and executives like Arjay Miller, president of Ford, are muttering about how "harassment" over safety has contributed to the slip in demand...