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...TelePrompTer machine. Having witnessed similar episodes in other campaigns-as correspondent, political editor and later assistant managing editor at LIFE, Ajemian confesses: "I admire politicians enormously. They are the best of the survivalists. They get battered and second-guessed and in the process develop this marvelous psychological armor. It is fascinating when they allow you to look behind...
...embassy and its staff. All 90 American employees are linked by a radio network 24 hours a day, and newcomers to Argentina are urged to live in a central residential area patrolled by embassy cars. Like most ranking Argentine politicians, U.S. Ambassador Robert C. Hill travels in an armored car, surrounded by a flotilla of heavily armed vehicles. The armor for many of the vulnerable VIPs is provided by Protection Argentina y Seguridad, a company that started out building armored trucks for banks. "We can make a car like James Bond's, with all his devices in it," claims...
...abandon the office to the street fighters for almost a week. Prager evacuated his wife and four children to safety in Athens, Marmon moved his family to London. Returning to the office last week, they found that it had taken about 30 hits, mainly from .50-cal. armor-piercing machine-gun bullets. The desks were covered with shards of glass and plaster, but the telephones and telex were still working. Says Prager: "The relatively safe areas have become smaller; the box has shrunk." Marmon took advantage of the latest cease-fire to explore further...
...fans for their loyalty with a presentation they would never forget. Faithful to his promise, Wakeman will transform the Music Hall stage into a medieval circus for his interpretation of the legend of King Arthur, complete with damsels in distress, magicians, and a jousting bout between knights in armor. When asked bout the financial side of this musical fantasia, Wakeman replied, "It'll probably break me but at least I'll go out in style...
...hottest-selling armor since Wilkinson Sword turned out chain-mail flak suits for airmen in World War II is made, improbably enough, from a finespun synthetic fiber called Kevlar. Developed by Du Pont and used primarily as a substitute for steel in belted radial tires, the fabric-lighter than nylon and tougher than steel-has been fashioned into everything from sports jackets to undervests and worn by everyone who might come under the gun, from cops to Presidents. While even the thickest Kevlar garments will not stop most rifle bullets, the material nonetheless provides formidable protection. The 23-layer version...