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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...without long range air cover, the 6,000-ton Kresta II has a crew of 500 and a cruising speed of 33 knots. It carries one pair of surface-to-air missile launchers forward and another aft, each pair with its individual radar-guidance and fire-control unit. Towering atop the Kresta II is its big Top Sail surveillance radar, designed to spot enemy ships and planes. One back-to-back search radar unit tracks targets for Kresta II's principal weapons: eight surface-to-surface missiles housed in tubes on either side of the ship's bridge...
...below swirl the icy black currents of the rushing St. Lawrence River. Snow-laden Arctic winds whistle past, and for an instant, at least, the feeling is that of being atop a giant, jagged iceberg floating downriver past Montreal. Inside the iceberg, though, all is snug and warm; a baroque symphony dances across the huge living room while the champagne bubbles and the soft lights glow. This is Habitat, the magnificent living complex designed by Israeli Architect Moshe Safdie and built on the tiny Cité du Havre peninsula for Canada's Expo '67. For a surprisingly long...
Medium Rare. As he always has, Hughes works whenever he chooses, generally very late at night. According to one source in his organization, he watches television frequently (he has erected a 45-ft. TV mast atop the hotel), is particularly interested in news shows. He also reads newspapers "from important cities," keeps up with technological and scientific journals, and has movies screened...
...Egyptian sniper with a keen eye and an impulse to start a new war could easily have done so last week. Atop a Suez Canal embankment, only 250 yards from peering Egyptian soldiers across the waterway, stood Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan; Major General David Elazar, the new chief of staff; and a cadre of other ranking officers. On an inspection visit to Israel's Bar-Lev Line, Dayan and his commanders seemed to be almost daring the Egyptians to start something. The remarks of various Israeli leaders during the week suggested that...
Alex plays the role of the lovable lug to perfection. His appearance-a 20-in. neck atop a 6 ft. 2 in., 245-lb. body -suggests a hippo in hip pads. Puffing on a huge cigar and squinting through glasses as thick as beer mugs, he bills himself as a "sort of blown-up Cary Grant." He has been besieged with offers, including roles in a TV comedy series and a movie called The Hard Case. Does he miss football? "Sure I miss it. I guess my main regret is that I can't go up to Green...