Fifty years ago, a year after U.S. ground troops arrived in South Vietnam to help that country fight off the communist North Vietnamese, Gallup interviewers explained to …
The position of hawks, both political and civilian, during the Vietnam War was to argue for continuation of the war as a way of limiting or defeating... See full answer below.
Apr 01, 2000 · The Atlantic Monthly; April 2000; Were the Hawks Right About the Vietnam War - 00.04; Volume 285, No. 4; page 130-132.; April 2000; Were the Hawks Right About the Vietnam War - 00.04; Volume 285 ...
Erving did not disappoint anyone in the Hawks' constituency in his first appearance in an Atlanta uniform. He finished with 28 points and 18 rebounds in 42 minutes of action, helping the Hawks to ...
Hawks' general manager Richie Guerin wasn't giving any definitive answers to Mike McKenzie of the Atlanta Journal. "That's private business between us and them," Guerin said.
Bill Putnam, the president of the Omni Group that owned the Hawks, the arena and the new Atlanta hockey franchise, the Flames, remained the biggest advocate of pursuing throughout the proceedings.
Atlanta Journal beat writer, Mike McKenzie, wrote the following description after seeing Dr. J live: "When Erving, who is six feet, six inches tall, jumps it is awesome and a favorite trick is to stuff backhanded and hang for a moment on the rim to heighten the effect. Now the Hawks must figure out a way to keep him.".
"Julius Erving has signed an agreement with the Atlanta Hawks that will become valid at the expiration of his contract with the Virginia Squires," Putnam announced in the Associate Press report.
Starting with the Lakers of the 50's (four titles), the Celtics in the 60's (nine titles), the Lakers in the 80's (five titles), the Bulls of the 90's (six titles), and the recent run of the Lakers (five titles in the 2000's), each decade has had one or two teams rise a step above the rest of the league. The 1970's are the lone exception, as eight ...