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By AVIVA KEMPNER
'he advertisement claims that
he Poppy is Also a Flower" of-
's "excitement from the James
nd director, suspense from the
ator of 007, and blazing action
these internationally famous
irs" which are listed in alpha-
ical order.
But the movies does not live up
these expectations. Just the
ry idea comes from Ian Flem-
r, so the movie script does not
nsist of the usual "suspense"
Lnd in the James Bond movies.
.th this big difference, even the
mes Bond director, Terence
ung, can not make the film
ntain "excitement." And the
1g list of- "internationally fam-
s stars" (which were not that
sy to recognize) did not have
e script that required full per-
-mances of "blazing action."
The plot deals with the break-
of a world-wide opium con-
spiracy. The good guys are the
United Nations officers working
through narcotics bureaus of their
respective countries, not Britain's
Secret Service. And the bad guys
are a group consisting of a play-
boy and gangsters notSmersh, who
are trying to corrupt the world
with their dope ring. Within this
group is the only resemblance to
the James Bond movies-Odd Job
of Goldfinger fame.
The two agents (E. G. Marshall
and Trevor Howard) who play the
largest role in the movie and in
solving the case are middle-aged,
not young and dashing. Their at-
and somewhat mild-mannered,
tempts at humor and action often
fall flat. Instead of depending on
fantastic devices to combat their
enemy, they use brut force and not
always so successfully. In a situa-
tion that requires only one of
them they play the "stone, paper,
and scissors' game to decide who
goes.
They travel all over Asia and
Europe following up clues mostly
of a radioactive nature. ,The best
scenes of the movie involve their
confrontations with the officials
of the different countries. Yul
Brunner in his familiar habitat
on horseback gives a convincing
performance. Marcello Mastroianni
as an Italian officer adds one of
the few humorous highlights by
continually smoking an unlighted
cigarette.
Some of the other guest stars
and quick bits offer good enter-
the movie consists of chases that
tainment. On the whole, however,
do not raise any blood counts and
moralistic dialogue on the use of
drugs that did not sound too con-
vincing.
Even if a movie does not adhere
to the claims of it publicly it can
bs a good one. But in the case of
"The Poppy is also a Flower" the
movie is not only poor but also
a bore.
buffer zone U.S. Marines have
brought the allies' front line about
three miles closer to Hanoi.
It seems likely this push will
only momentarily upset the mil-
itary balance along the sensitive
17th Parallel that separates the
two Vietnams.
Few doubt that the enemy will
lose some bases in the southern
half of the zone, dig their artil-
lery in a little deeper elsewhere
and continue the bitter war of at-
If the Marines want a spoiling
battle, they will have to go deeper.
And that decision rests with
Washington. There is no question
in Saigon is that they won't get it.
that some soldiers would welcome
the chance, but the official view
The North Vietnamese may give
the decision more urgency, how-
ever, with an escalation of their
own. They have usually made some
reply to major U.S. moves.
U.S. officers have long been
braced for a major test in the sen-'
sitive demilitarized zone area
where the North Vietnamese, ac-
cording to allied intelligence, have
masse" some 35,000 regular troops.
Heavy rocket, artillery and mor-
tar reinforcements have recently
poured in and the enemy has be-
gun to nestle SAM sites for the
Soviet antiaircraft missiles right
on the northern border of the de-
militarized zone.
The arrival of the SAMs so far
south caused the U.S. Air Force
to stop B52 raids in the zone area
VIET'NAM HERO:-
Army Major Defects to Cuba
For 'Reasons of Conscience'
at a time when they were needed.
The high-altitude Strategic Air
Command bombers were too vul-
nerable to missiles like these that
once downed a U2 ovei the Soviet
Union.
The ability of the North Viet-
namese to bring the SAM to the
border despite constant U.S. Air
pressure emphasizes their infiltra-
tion capabilities and why the war
is the way it is today.
The Marines, fighting near Red
supply points, have been hit hard-
est. Farther south, supply prob-
lems limit the Viet Cong to less
frequent attacks.
But month in and month out
the American intelligence estimate
of Communist troop strength
throughout South Vietnam has
remained fairly stable-some 285,
000 guerrillas, hardcore Viet. Cong
and North Vietnamese regulars.
Startingly one-sided victories'
are scored but the enemy unitsf
reappear, their ranks filled in-
creasingly with replacements.
Wait for Monsoon
The U.S. Air Force hopefully be-
lieves it can alter the seeming
stalemate in a short period when
bad weather over North Vietnam
clears with the changing of the
monsoon season, due any day.,
In the face of Hanoi's fantastic
supply deployment, however, that
view is problematical. It appears
certain the air war is curtailing
the supply flow. Thus far, Hanoi
and its allies have been willing to
make up the difference.
It is widely accepted that'despite
some waning enthusiasm the ene-
my command still feels it will gain
a political-military victory in
South Vietnam.
The U.S. antidote to this has
become "unrelenting pressure,"
coupled with greater emphasis on
military campaigns,
Pessimists among high U.S. of-
pacification programs paralleling
ficials see the war taking a decade.
Optimists speak of two to three
years.
It is generally felt that despite
the major campaign shaping up
in the Marine-held provinces, the
military war is .in a'moment of in-
decisiveness.
U.S. commanders see their gains
thus far as solid but not decisive.
They look to the next six months
for some better indication of the
future.
480,009 Men
Within that time the U.S. force
level will near 480,000 men, fewer
than Gen. William . Westmore-
land wants but about all he ap-
pears sure to get at present.
Top military officers claim that
after two years of search and de-
stroy operations Westmoreland is
in a better strategic position than
ever to deploy his forces.
But at the moment U.S. officers
are less inclined to make sweeping
predictions than they were earlier.
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HAVANA (P) - Maj. Richard'
Harwood Pearce, a medal winner
in Vietnam who was cleared to
handle secret U.S. Army material,
has defected to Cuba "for reasons
of conscience," the government
announced Wednesday. He is the
highest U.S. officer to defect in
the cold war.
The announcement said Pearce,
36, arrived Sunday in a light plane
with, his young son Richard Jr.,
landing at Liberty Airport near
Havana. A wide search had been
pressed for him from Florida when
his plane failed to return from
what authorities thought was a
pleasure flight.
No Other Reasons
The reasons for his defection
were not spelled out. The govern-
ment announcement said only that
ernment Tuesday informed the
Swiss Embassy. which handles U.S.
affairs in Cuba, that Pearce and
his son had landed and were seek-
ing asylum.
Keeper of Secrets
As senior aide to Lt. Gen. Tho-
mas W. Dunn, 4th Army com-
mander at Ft. Sam Houston, San
Antonio, Tex., Pearce had been
cleared to handle secret military
material.
A Defense Department spokes-
man in Washington said despite
his position and clearance for top
secret material Pearce never held
a highly sensitive post. He added
that Pearce generally would have
access only to secret documents
applying to his area of responsi-
bility, the 4th Army. The Penta-
gon said Pearce carried no secret
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Pearce's former wife, Sandra
Mitchell, said in Houston he picked
up their son last Friday, saying
he was going on a vacation. Later
she declined to comment on the
defection.
Pearce is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter N. Pearce of Birming-
ham, Ala. The elder Pearce, in-
formed of the Havana report,
would only say "at least he's
alive."
Pearce served as executive of-
ficer of the 1st Battalion, '2nd
Brigade, 7th Infantry Division be-
fore leaving for Vietnam. He was
adviser to a Vietnamese battalion
and chief of the 4th Corps Tact-
ical Operations Center at Can
Tho, south of Saigon.
He was awarded the Bronze
Star for meritorious service in
connection with ground operations
with the South Vietnamese 2lst
Division.
Pearce is a native of Jackson-
ville,F la.
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country. The government gave no
indication of his whereabouts.
"I have decided to part from
my country in the company of my
41/2-year-old son for reasons of
conscience and request Cuban au-
thorities to grant us asylum or
authorization to proceed to an-
other country of my choice,",said
a note bearing Pearce's signature
appearing on the front page of
the Communist paper Granma.
The announcement said the gov-
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Pearce was on leave from his
post, was due back in Ft. Sam
Houston Thursday.
Under Strain
Jim Dunn, an airplane service
employe at Key West, Fla., said
Pearce arrived there Thursday
night from Houston, Tex. He said
Pearce told him he had just
bought the plane, a Cessna, in
Houston. He added that Pearce
seemed to be under some sort of
strain.
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