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...year after its eastern half broke away to become Bangladesh, Pakistan is again torn by disunity. Reminiscent of events that preceded civil war in East Pakistan two years ago, President Zulfikar AH Bhutto (see box page 27) has 1) dismissed the governors of Baluchistan and the North-West Frontier province, both popular leaders of the opposition National Awami Party, 2) sent troops into Baluchistan to put down tribesmen sympathetic to the ousted governor, and 3) touched off a storm of disapproval with a draft constitution that would in effect continue his own rule for another 15 years. To make matters...
Lackey did, however, say that the Radcliffe team has been particularly handicapped for the last few games because "three potential starters were lost due to injuries." Team captain Jane Elliott was forced to withdraw in mid-season due to torn ligaments, Susan Spath had to retire with a broken finger and a third player is suffering from a precocious hernia. Consequently, only seven out of fourteen players showed up for the Yale game...
...Pete Rotelli emerged in Brown's last two victories over Yale and Dartmouth as a new star on the Bruin squad. Rotelli, a junior from Providence, had not seen much ice time during the first half of the season. But when promising sophomore Rich Heimbach was sidelined with a torn knee ligament, Rotelli was thrust into a regular shift...
Elaborately bland hospital menus were torn up as the men wolfed down their first American food in years. Some were painfully limping as they returned, most were gray-faced and underweight, and a few seemed a little dazed. But the majority of the men, on first inspection, seemed physically fit, emotionally taut and almost boyishly delighted by their re-entry into the American world...
Internally, the Bureau is torn by conflict between its staff of streetworkers (the people who deal directly with the kids) and an administration that is undermining their programs and proposals. Many see the Bureau as either a waste of time, or an outright detriment to kids. Staff turnover has been high, and tangible accomplishments by the Bureau are almost impossible to find...