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...second half, the J.V. came out strong, scoring a quick seven points to the Classics' two and closing the game to within three. But the Classics could not forget their earlier 73-67 loss and two quick baskets put them back in command...
...West's airpower is AW ACS (Airborne Warning and Control System). NATO's purchase of 18 of these $128.5 million Boeing 707s cleared a major hurdle two weeks ago when it was okayed by a key committee of West Germany's Bundestag. Designed as an airborne command post, AWACS can detect enemy planes from as far away as 400 miles and then coordinate attacks against them. Says General John W. Pauly, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe: "With AWACS, our air defense becomes about 500% more effective...
Safer supplies. U.S. ammunition depots and even aircraft used to sit out in the open in West Germany, vulnerable to attack. Now all U.S. warplanes are tucked safely inside $550,000 concrete and steel hangars. These are capable of withstanding a direct hit from a 500-lb. bomb. Many command posts, ammunition dumps and fuel depots have been similarly hardened. Tougher training. U.S. forces in Europe train more frequently and in more realistic circumstances than in the past. Surprise alerts sound at any moment of the day or night, sending troops racing to their posts. During the exercises, communications...
Harvard number two man John Havens followed Desaulniers' act, ousting West Pointer Tracy Freeman 15-8, 15-8, 15-12. Although hampered by a sprained right arm, Havens played extremely well, taking command of the match early with a flurry of backhand drives and off-speed drop shots...
...until the middle of the second act does the cast loosen up, and give a taste of what the entire show could have been like. In the traditional encores after the trio, "Never Mind the Why and Wherefore," Prince, Falk and Weary suddenly perk up and begin to command the Loeb stage. It doesn't matter that many of their routines are classic D'Oyly Carte fare--they start to look like they're having fun. The rest of the act, through the big finale, benefitted...