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...recent successes of the Soviets are a far cry from Moscow's experiences in Africa during the early 1960s. "In those years, the Russians were a bunch of boobs," recalls TIME Nairobi Bureau Chief Lee Griggs, who also reported from Africa in 1959-62. "The sight of Soviets in ill-fitting suits, sweating profusely, turned off Africans who were used to seeing the immaculately tailored British and French. The Soviets also committed horrible gaffes. They sent snowplows to tropical Guinea (they have since been converted to bulldozers) and modern toilets to its capital, even though Conakry had no sewage...
Post Executive Editor Benjamin C. Bradlee violently disagrees with Von Hoffman. "We're not talking about cruel management or an exploited working class," he retorts. "We're talking about a bunch of criminals who slash tires and smash presses and hit women over the head with two-by-fours. I have no lint left in my navel for that." Graham makes the same point more moderately: "We are not union busting. That means an unwillingness to bargain, which just isn't the case here. They [the pressmen] wouldn't negotiate. They busted themselves...
...their opponents, while Jim Cocoran also cruised to an 8-1 win on the way to a 3-0 sweep of his matches. A healthy Jon Franklin, who had been plagued by two shoulder fractures in two years, shellacked his Kings Point opponent. Lee termed the opposition "a rugged bunch of kids" but the Commanders were erased 28-11 by the Crimson...
Then came the Beanpot tourney, and a blind date with a bunch of dogs (Terriers to be exact) in the finals. B.U. didn't care for previous insults, and returned the favor by dumping Harvard...
...Dockendorff, who led a team of firefighters on the Belknap, found that he had more volunteers than he could use. Tugging hoses, the men advanced on the fires, retreated momentarily when shells went off, then resumed the attack. Says one seaman who watched the battle: "That was either a bunch of brave guys or a bunch of fools...