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...Marine-barracks bombing in Beirut, in which 241 servicemen died, was a tragedy of a new order for a Corps that had long ago grown inured to more than its share of casualties on the battlefield. Afterward the investigation by the Long commission faulted the Marine command for its lack of defensive preparations and for its ill-fated decision to house the men in a single barracks. The invasion of Grenada did little to burnish the Corps's fabled reputation as the "first to fight." Owing to the demands of interservice glory sharing, only 36 minutes after the Marines landed...
Nevertheless Shultz, who last week accepted ultimate chain-of-command responsibility for the embassy problems, was in the difficult position of flying into Moscow accompanied by a special communications van to help replace the compromised facilities at the U.S. embassy. Even the "Winnebago," as it became known, may not protect him. When checking the supposedly secure trailer in Washington for emissions at frequencies believed used by the sophisticated Soviet bugs planted in the U.S. embassy, technicians found, according to one, that the Winnebago "radiated like a microwave." Similar vans have long accompanied U.S. Presidents abroad, raising the possibility that their...
...dinner on Sunday, my Senior Tutor quizzed me on the most difficult elementary crew terms. Like the command to turn around, which I surmised would be fairly crucial. He answered a burning question, "What will happens if it rains tomorrow...
...HEART securely lodged in my mouth, I gave the command to push away from the dock. There I was, headed for Larz Anderson Bridge. But the five novice rowers didn't know what to do, and I didn't know how to tell them. With some help from Phil, who had vaulted across JFK street to the other side of the bridge, and a very nice man in an orange slicker driving the Weld launch, we made it. A gentle reminder from my stroke that I was steering the boat directly into the K-School riverbank aside, I was giving...
...Gary Hart's nominal supporters, according to last week's New York Times/CBS poll, are not committed to him yet, and old questions about his character are likely to resurface, at least temporarily, when the campaign heats up. Both parties have growing lists of challengers who seem likely to command a share of delegates without breaking out to win a majority. Among the Republicans, for example, former Senator Paul Laxalt said last week that he is forming an exploratory committee and hopes to announce formally in September. "Most Reagan conservatives," he noted, "are still searching for a candidate...