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...chemicals through two plastic tubes into the convict's forearms. In 30 seconds, Beavers grunted, coughed and lost consciousness. Six minutes later, Dr. Darryl Wells, a local emergency-room physician, stepped forward to pronounce him dead. As the witnesses were whisked off, morticians loaded the body into a black Astro van and carted it away into the night for cremation...
...were ecstatic about the results of the $300 million test. It was, declared one official, like "hitting a bullet with a bullet." Moreover, it was proof of the potential of Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. It seemed to signal an important first step in building a high- tech astro-shield against nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles from the Soviet Union. A Wall Street Journal editorial proclaimed, STAR WARS WORKS...
...Shirt available in the Astro-Arena adjacent to the dome...
...work and take some pictures as he makes his rounds to local farms (local meaning within fifty miles of his home.) Though cloudy, it is so bright I must squint to keep my eyes from smarting. He tells me last year he put 45,000 miles on his Astro-Van. We sit in the two front seats with the rest of the van filled with pills, salves, buckets and the other tools of his trade. We stop at eight or nine farms that...
...drums and bass lines are exactly the same as those in Jamaica," says UB40 vocalist-trumpeter Astro. "But our melody lines are different. They're influenced by English pop and Motown." Adds Campbell, who also provides vocals: "From the time we were kids together, we all only really listened to reggae. I hardly listened to anything else, apart from Motown, Stax, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding -- and Jackie Wilson. He was my favorite." All the members of UB40 have known one another since their shared childhoods in Balsall Heath, a predominantly black neighborhood near the center of Birmingham...