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...accused the Administration of turning Laos into "an arena for the repetition of the mistakes of our Vietnamese involvement." His colleagues quickly joined the attack. The victories of North Vietnam last week on the Plaine des Jarres had set off much nervous growling about U. S. engagement in a wider war. The Pentagon regards Laos, with its neutral but wobbly regime, as a possible base for Communist infiltration into Thailand. The Administration worries, also. By overrunning Laos, the Communists would dramatize the fragility of Vietnamization-much more effectively than by another Tet offensive. The casualties from Tet cost Hanoi dearly...
...rather vague proposals put forward by the Second Vatican Council. "But slowly," she says, "the whole thing exploded." To facilitate their engagement with the realities of secular life, the nuns abandoned their habits, gave up scheduled prayers, and went beyond their teaching apostolate to take up a wider variety of public services. Cardinal Mclntyre objected to many of these departures from tradition; so did the Vatican, which last year ordered the nuns to abandon most of their ventures in reform...
...sawed-off station wagon, with a long, low hood and swept-up rear, and is faintly reminiscent of the original Studebaker Avanti. Though the Gremlin is only two inches longer than the 159-in. Volkswagen, the elongated hood makes the difference seem considerably more. It is 10 in. wider than a Volks and gives a stable, quiet and relatively comfortable ride -for the two front passengers. Like some other cars of less than standard size, the back seat is designed for small children only...
...that the political acts of a pederast will automatically be evil and the political acts of a heterosexual will automatically be good? With similar unsophistication, he argues that only whites hurt blacks. Presumably, after almost 21 years of the Nigerian civil war, even his eyes should be a little wider open than that. One insufferable assumption of the play is that anything the U.S. does in the world is unvaryingly venal. Now to err is human, and since Americans are human, they err. But to imply that all their motives in world affairs are malignant, avaricious and murderous is surely...
...could serve as a major testing ground of the initial, tentative steps toward Vietnamization. Long considered a weak link in ARVN, the 7th has a tough new commander to lead it against the 8,000 North Vietnamese troops prowling the Delta. Thieu is said to be planning an even wider shake-up of province chiefs and military commanders after this week's Tet holiday, a move that could enhance the chances for success of the Vietnamization policy...