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...refugee aid base. Fearful of U.S. airpower, the enemy had never fully occupied Sam Thong, simply remaining in the hills. Vang Pao took an active role near his threatened base at Long Cheng. An enemy mortar position was giving his troops severe trouble, and counterbattery fire had failed to knock it out. Vang Pao, with U.S. Ambassador George Godley as a witness, sighted along the barrel of a 105-mm. howitzer as if it were a squirrel rifle and barked instructions. The first round was wide of the mark. So was the second. Using "Kentucky windage," Vang Pao made another...
Accordingly, Williams feels that black demands for reparations are sound "in principle." Tactically, even James Forman's flamboyant pulpit takeovers may have been necessary, Williams concedes. "My uncle was a farmer and he had mules to work with. One day I saw him take a sapling and knock a mule to the ground. When I protested, he said, 'Son, I had to get his attention.' " Even violent resistance, says Williams, may be necessary some day. "I do not counsel violence," he insists. "It is a dangerous weapon. But it is conceivable that there are circumstances where...
Neil Hurley returns to his starting position in center field. Without an outfield fence. Harvard's center field demands Hurley's great speed to knock down any line drive. Hurley uses his speed at the plate, too. He is an excellent bunter and often last season he bunted successfully without a runner on first...
...Crimson, tied Navy for fourth place behind N.Y.U., Columbia, and Penn. In the spacious, thoroughly modern and professional arena at Notre Dame, the rest of the nation was unable to knock off the powerful Ivy League teams. The East also took all five spots in dominating the All-American selections...
...masses down the slope. It can be set off by a sudden shift of wind. Literally riding on a cushion of air at speeds of up to 150 m.p.h., dust avalanches create such enormous pressure differentials that they have been known to pull people out of their homes or knock down scores of trees without actually striking them...