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...from continuing his "war of attrition," Israel has been bombing targets deep inside Egypt since the beginning of the year. Though the raids are directed at military installations, there has always been the possibility that Israeli napalm or antipersonnel bombs would cause civilian casualties. Two months ago, an Israeli pilot mistakenly hit an industrial plant at Abu Zabal, killing 80 workers. Last week another mix-up occurred. While it caused fewer deaths than at Abu Zabal, it is likely to do far greater damage to Israel's image...
...latrines. He is a cheerful man. He likes these kids-they're great Americans. One of his sons is here, he says; the other is over in Vietnam. "He's up in the DMZ, right now, flying helicopters." In my dreams I keep misplacing them. Nick the Helicopter pilot sweeps the hair out of his eyes, puffing dreamily on a joint, and releases forty rockets on the terrain below. Bhammm! every nerve in Jeff's body overloaded, exploded, curled and died, as the mescaline grains rushed .... But it's not true. Jeff strafes the Vietnamese. His brother Nick wakes...
...Peace Corps, as victims of the Machine no less than himself. His condemnation of institutions rather than men may be equivocating from a radical's point of view. But the multi-dimensionality of the officials in Cowan's account (like Erich Hofmann, the "poor schlemiel of an ex-Luftwasfe pilot" who wanted to squelch all boat-rocking at least until he secured his U.S. citizenship) underlines the truth that the tragedy of America admits of few clear villains. In like manner, Cowan understands that the shocking racism of many Peace Corps volunteers (one wanted to enlist in the Marines after...
...Italian monk-cartographer). Located 110 miles from Apollo's Ocean of Storms landing site, the target area is covered with jagged hills and ridges, some of them hundreds of feet high. There are relatively few level sites in the vicinity, and the landing will require all of Command Pilot Lovell's skill. But the Apollo 13 astronauts-whose motto is Ex Luna, Scientia (From the Moon, Knowledge)-are taking the risk because of the area's immense geological importance. Unlike the flatter, smoother lunar maria, the highlands have apparently been little changed since the moon was formed...
Before the actual touchdown Wednesday night, Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot Haise will swoop in from the east, easily clearing an 800-ft.-high ridge at the approach to their landing area. Ahead will be a curious horseshoe-shaped feature called Weird Crater. Lovell, who has logged more time in space than any other man (572 hr. 10 min.), will probably attempt to set down between two groups of craters named Doublet and Triplet. If he overshoots his prime target, he may try for one of two nearby alternative landing sites picked by NASA planners (see chart...