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...Plane crews that want to fire at enemy targets themselves must radio their home bases in South Viet Nam or Thailand for permission; it is regularly given. The pilots are not anxious to talk about their role. Recently a reporter visiting a group of Cambodian officers at their headquarters overheard an American pilot's radio transmissions and asked to talk to the man. "Tell him I'm here on military business," snapped the pilot. "And that I'm unarmed. And what the hell is he doing down there?" With that, the conversation ended...
Barkley showed up late in the evening. "I walked through the plaza," he recalled, "and talked to some of the kids. They were all wiggling with the music and hollering about Ho Chi Minh, and generally acting like perfect asses." Then he overheard an older man giving instructions to a young audience about how to disrupt the proceedings. Citizen Barkley promptly trotted over and told the police, who thanked him warmly...
...Cooney, you have to give me some tips on how to beat Cornell next year." Seares, a rookie coach, was overheard saying to Weiland. a TV commentator in the off-season...
...different sizes were provided for those who did not like the cookies. There was even a choice of three dips for the spectators and swimmers in attendance-mild onion, sharp onion, and pepper. "Wow, this pepper dip reminds me of the Islands," one of the male spectators was overheard saying...
...campus talking to teachers and students and sitting in on classes. "Arizona State Loves You," the story of a college coach recruiting a black high school athlete, is based on a similar incident at L.A. High. Reynolds happened to be in Schacter's office one day, and overheard snatches of a telephone conversation between the principal and a college coach who was trying to lure one of L.A. High's black sports stars to his team...