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...prime-time specials in a week: CBS Anchorman Dan Rather can be seen tagging along on the police bust of a crack house in New York City; NBC's Tom Brokaw earnestly questions addicts about the evils of dope. The war on drugs, like the war in Viet Nam, has been brought home to the nation's living rooms...
...them," says the National Cocaine Hotline's Washton. "Marijuana had a meaning beyond just getting high. It was the source of shared identity among people who had a common point of view, notably that their parents were stupid, that Government was immoral, and that the war in Viet Nam was wrong...
There are some outstanding exceptions. Nobel Physicist Carlo Rubbia takes on freshmen in a seminar program. Nuclear Expert and Political Scientist Joseph Nye dines informally with undergrads and hosts small discussion groups. Alan Brinkley, son of TV Commentator David, teaches an oversubscribed course on the Viet Nam War and a lecture series in American history. He does so with such fine basic organization that students claim their notes write themselves. Physics Professor Gerald Holton has punctuated his lecture on dynamics and energy by strapping on a helmet, jumping into a go-cart powered by a fire extinguisher and jetting...
...fighting in Nicaragua. When President Reagan sent U.S. aircraft into harm's way, Guard pilots flew the tankers that refueled the American F-111s bound for the strike against Libya. The Guard also helped rescue American students in Grenada. The upgrading of the Guard stems from the post-Viet Nam decision by the U.S. to rely on an all-volunteer Army. To attract recruits, pay and perks were raised to the point where the Pentagon now spends an average of $24,478 a year on each Army enlisted man and $52,857 on each officer. Since the Guard...
...Guard pilots are counted among the world's best. Many flew combat missions in Viet Nam and now man commercial airliners for a living, spending much of their own time in the jazzier world of military jets. In interservice competition, the Guard fliers often beat out their Air Force counterparts...