Word: spotting
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Saigon is no longer the pleasure spot for American soldiers it once was. In fact there are very few soldiers. One G. I. told me that the level of violence and hatred has gotten to the point where it is dangerous to walk around in uniform. I talked with some soldiers in Saigon who favored the war but said that they would never walk around Saigon because of what would happen to them. Another explanation for the scarcity of soldiers in Saigon is the fear that many of them might join the student peace demonstrations...
Crone, who compares well with Kelly in size, is a good physical quarterback, but lacks the necessary poise to take over a starting spot at the moment. Guerra, who saw action as a reserve on the freshman squad last year, may need seasoning with the JV squad before he is ready to assume a varsity role...
...backfield, however, is strong. Halfback Steven Harrison, who performed impressively as a sophomore last year, has been switched to flanker this year, and he'll be backed by sophomore Mike Murr, another speedster. Tom Miller, who handled the fullback spot last year after Gus Crim injured a kidney, returns, and sophomore Curt Humphreys is there as backup strength...
...effort was a good example of his will. A stutterer as a boy, he overcame his affliction by forcing himself to deliver class talks and joining the debating team. In 1959, when he saw a picture of himself puffing a cigar like Boss Tweed, he stopped smoking on the spot. Until last year, he spoke with a lisp; he had that corrected by wearing braces over his bottom teeth for seven painful months and having his upper teeth capped...
...driver's lonely perch high above the highway gives him a special perspective; he can spot traffic patterns developing ahead more readily than the car-bound motorist. He scorns the tourists who dart in and out of traffic. Independent trucking operators pose another hazard, for they often overload their rigs and use pep pills to stay awake on long hauls, which can make them dangerously overtired on the road. The men driving for the big companies superstitiously shy away from rigs that they know have been rebuilt after a wreck. The road limits a man's vision...