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...invasion would begin within 48 hours. At 10:15 p.m. on June 5, a German radio monitor with the Fifteenth Army in Calais heard the second line, "Blessent mon coeur d'une langueur monotone " (Wound my heart with a monotonous languor). The monitor warned his superiors; they ordered an alert, but nobody ever passed the word to the Seventh Army. These German intelligence failures and Eisenhower's daring gamble on the weather combined to give the Allied commander the one great weapon that he absolutely had to have: surprise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: D-Day: Every Man Was a Hero A Military Gamble that Shaped History | 5/28/1984 | See Source »

...past few years, he has made the scale his major tool in documenting behavioral variations among newborns from different cultures. He has found, for example, that Kenyan babies are remarkably playful and well-coordinated, and Mayan infants are quieter and more alert. He saw very serene babies in China during a visit last fall...

Author: By Catherine R. Heer, | Title: NOT JUST BABY TALK | 5/14/1984 | See Source »

...arrival, the Pope was en route to Seoul's Myong Dong Cathedral when a deranged-looking young man dashed out from the crowd and, assuming a shooter's crouch about 35 ft. from John Paul's bulletproof car, brandished what looked like a handgun. An alert policeman fired one shot into the roadway in front of the man, who threw his "weapon" to the ground; it proved to be a plastic toy. The man raised his arms with fists clenched before he was hustled away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Papal Nod to a Christian Boom | 5/14/1984 | See Source »

...because Collins, and others like herself, have been speaking an advanced language to a semi-aware audience, their message will probably be misinterpreted to mean that the women should join the girls in becoming sexual toys only. The kind of alert, un-passive, and even authoritative sexuality which Collins advocates for women of all ages will most likely have to wait generations for a male audience that is neither hard of hearing nor almost blind...

Author: By Margaret Y. Han, | Title: Hello, Mrs. Robinson | 5/11/1984 | See Source »

...There was massive exposure of asbestos in the laundry room, and not enough has been done," Zalph added, hoping to alert students and administrators to the potential hazard...

Author: By Christopher J. Georges, | Title: 301 Students Sign Demand For Asbestos Removal | 5/9/1984 | See Source »

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