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...microbe that had, by last Saturday, infected more than 2,400 people in 19 countries--including up to 115 in the U.S.--and killed at least 89 since it began its rampage through the human population in China last fall. Projected onto a green phosphorescent screen by a beam of electrons and viewed through an optical device that resembles an upside-down periscope, the virus particles--this particular batch came from a relative of the Chinese doctor who became Hong Kong's first fatality on March 4--look chillingly like aliens in a sci-fi film. "There are the little...
...fourth, Reed retired the first two batters before allowing a triple to VanAllen. Schutt, who hit cleanup in the first game, then homered to left-center, giving the Big Red an 8-0 lead. Fifth hitter David Bredhoff made it back-to-back shots with a laser beam to left, putting an exclamation mark on an already gruesome Sunday home opener...
...Saudi Arabia that reviews targeting decisions for air strikes. New technologies include: 1-sq.-in. strips of glow tape stuck to U.S. troops' uniforms and visible only through rifle optics and night goggles, and tiny Phoenix Beacons, attached to vehicles and carried by soldiers, that emit a flashing infrared beam visible only through specially calibrated night-vision equipment...
...year-old gymnast became queen of the Montreal Games by making history as the first to rate a perfect score in the Olympics--on the uneven bars, punctuated by a backwards half-twist dismount. She followed with a perfect score on the balance beam. The Forum, normally filled with raucous French Canadian hockey fans, was instead roaring with appreciation for a 4-ft. 11-in., 86-lb. Romanian who would finish the Games with seven perfect 10s, three gold medals, one silver and one bronze. Comaneci launched a thousand gymnastics clubs that night...
...Official radio stations beam nothing but songs and speeches on and by Hussein, and these are heard on virtually every crossroad and intersection, blared out by blistering loudspeakers. Those speakers are positioned near police outposts, and Saddam's Baath Party operatives closely monitor the policemen to make sure that the Iraqi leader's voice continues to be heard. The elite party leaders are still enforcing the regime's commands. They roam the streets with high-powered four-wheelers (as opposed to the dilapidated and outdated cars owned by the rest of the public) and they're especially busy during...