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...first signs of serious military dissatisfaction came only twelve months ago. The military promotion system, charged a report circulated anonymously by alumni of the Philippine Military Academy, "rewards boot-licking incompetence and banishes independent-minded professionals and achievers." At academy homecoming ceremonies a month later, 300 alumni from the 14 most recent graduating classes openly declared their feelings by hoisting a banner that read UNITY THROUGH REFORMS, with many sporting T shirts that proclaimed WE BELONG...
Christensen, the Bulldogs' third-leading scorer this season (16 goals and 41 assists in 33 games), was just four points shy of UMD's all-time scoring mark when he suffered a stroke on Sunday, February 9 after participating in a charity bowling tournament and playing a game of "boot hockey...
...acts that the author embellishes can be documented in newspapers and police blotters. If you think it is impossible to steal a roof, check it out. Is Glynn exaggerating when he writes headlines like LANDLORD TOSSES OUT EPILEPTIC AND DEAF-MUTE . . . SHE SHAKES, HE CAN'T HEAR, THEY GET BOOT? Only slightly...
...World War II bomber crew on its "bad luck" 23rd mission. The plane's landing gear is knocked out in a dogfight, and a young gunner finds himself trapped inside a turret in the plane's belly. The scenes inside the aircraft had the claustrophobic intensity of Das Boot; the crew members were credibly scared and human; and the suspense built as relentlessly as in Jaws. Despite a fanciful and unsatisfying climax, the show was a small masterpiece. It may not happen again all season. But were it not for the anthology revival, it might not have happened...
...devastation was total. Only a twisted 20-ft. section of the plane's fuselage remained intact. The stricken craft left trees burning and strewn like pickup sticks in its wake. The DC-8's debris and the soldiers' personal effects were scattered in all directions. A boot remained upright. A knife hung from a web belt. A stuffed bear lay in the snow. Two tiny dresses meant for a trooper's daughter somehow escaped the flames...