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Last week Kubitschek gave it all up as a bad try. After arranging his visa through the U.S. embassy, he flew away once again-this time to exile in the U.S. The departure eased much of the tension created by his return, and probably ends his own ambition to regain the presidency. Leaving Rio, the 63-year-old Kubitschek said that he would not be back until things had cooled off, which might take "a month, a year or 20 years...
...circling overhead. As they complied, Westenbarger splashed down near Huggins, taxied between him and the pistol-packing swimmers, pulled the downed aviator aboard while the HU-16's flight mechanic blazed away at the bobbing heads with an M-16 automatic rifle. Huggins needed only a minute to regain his breath, then grabbed a rifle himself. "Come on," he said with understandable vengeance, "let me do some of that shooting. I've used up a lot of luck in one whack...
...same time several undergraduates have received notification that they have been classified 1-A. However, it has not been possible to determine whether these classifications are final, or whether the students will be able to regain...
...winning formula was the same steady plod that had failed before. The difference, of course, was Hewlett. Walt pushed himself hard and was closing at the finish, but he just didn't have it. He lost by 60 yards. Perhaps he'll need a couple more weeks to regain the form that has made him a Harvard legend...
...that we see progress toward that objective or abandon the program. The objective must be reasonable, obtainable and in keeping with our resources. More funds should not be granted until past authorizations are spent, or better still, Congress should cancel all past authorizations and re-examine aid to regain control over distributions...