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...unnoticed at city hall. Caving in, Traffic Commissioner Pala first reopened almost half the isola to private cars, put part of the Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Square) to use as a car park. Two days later he went further, agreeing to let the rest of the island sink under the sea of protest, and putting pedestrians back in their place-hugging the sidewalks for dear life...
...They range from propaganda marches in provincial capitals, protesting U.S. air strikes, to last week's mining of the Danish freighter S.S. Kina, en route via canal from the sea to Saigon. The submerged mine blew a gaping hole in the Kina, but failed to sink her; if it had, much of the heavy cargo coming into Saigon would have been held up until the canal was cleared...
...their locker room. Carried away by all that enthusiasm, a halfback shouted, "We're No. 1!" -and suddenly the whole team was chanting: "We're No. 1! We're No. 1!" It took most of a minute for the realization of what they were yelling to sink in. The chanting stopped, and the Tigers grinned sheepishly at each other. No. 1? Princeton? "It's a little sad, actually," sighed one player. "We'll never find out just how good we really...
...Marine headquarters town of Danang. "That's like being allowed to leave the state prison to go to the county jail," snorts one leatherneck. In Danang and Phu Bai, the rains have turned the infernal red dust into infernal red mud, in which a truck can sink to its door handles. On the perimeters, the marines and infantrymen live like soldiers on perimeters everywhere-primitively, with pup tents, ponchos and C rations. The airmen at Danang boast big airy tents with screened windows and solid floors, a new PX and mess hall. Most of the 173rd Airborne...
When you see Bobby Leo run 50 yards for a touchdown, or Keith Sedlacek sink a 30-foot jump shot, or Jim McCandlish pitch a two-hitter, do you have difficulty suppressing Walter Mittyish dreams of being a sports hero? If so, you're not alone...