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...billion, ten-year program for the MX ICBM. The movable MX is theoretically invulnerable to surprise attack, so when the Pentagon starts deploying the first of these missiles in Utah and Nevada in 1986, the window of vulnerability will begin closing. The U.S. has also been moving ahead with the $4.4 billion air-launched cruise missile program; the 1980 budget provides $90 million for it. Under the current timetable, the first cruise missiles are to be deployed at the end of 1981 and would probably be launched from converted...
...counting finally ended in Florida's complicated caucus balloting to select delegates to a virtually meaningless Democratic convention, it was clear that Carter had decisively turned back the challenge of Kennedy's volunteer supporters. Though the victory was only psychological in significance, Carter's supporters went ahead by nearly 2 to 1 over the Kennedy slate. Carter even took the Miami area, 131 to 57. Yet Kennedy had shown spotty strength: he beat Carter in Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale...
Lord Carrington wins his gamble, but hazards lie ahead...
...Princeton moved as a bunch and their grouping was too good," Amble said, adding, "We moved as a pack and helped each other, but Princeton was just too far ahead...
...sophomore and winner of this event last year, Jennings finished the course in 16:20, 50 seconds ahead of her nearest rival and 27 seconds ahead of the record set last week by Bowdoin's Joan Benoit...