Word: canadas
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When FBI agents and police burst into three houses in New York City last week they got more, much more, than they anticipated. After 17 months of stalking an international drug ring in the U.S., Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong, they were expecting to turn up about 50 lbs. of heroin in the raid. But hidden inside a stack of small rubber tires was an astonishing 820 lbs. of the narcotic, with an estimated street value of nearly $1 billion. It was the biggest heroin bust ever in the U.S. Some 40 people, including the ring's suspected kingpin...
...leakage and strength. When the prophylactics were filled with ten ounces of water, the test used by the U.S. Government, all brands managed to pass. But researchers got different results when they filled condoms with several quarts of air, the standard required by such countries as Denmark and Canada. Two types of condoms, LifeStyles Extra Strength with Nonoxynol-9 (a spermicide) and LifeStyles Nuda Plus, flunked the test 10% of the time. Consumer Reports labeled many of the samples "grossly defective." A spokesman for their manufacturer, Ansell Inc. of Dothan, Ala., declared, "Consumer Reports does not understand condoms...
...target of 200 members as the number needed for a self-sustaining congregation. "When you ask 20,000 people," explains Whan, "you can get at least 200 to do anything." In addition to canvassing, Whan has conducted "The Phone's for You!" seminars for 2,000 Protestant congregations from Canada to Florida (cost per attendee: $295). Another of the telemarketers, Church Growth Inc. of Monrovia, Calif., helps existing churches expand their membership rolls...
Ever since a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite broke apart over a remote region of northern Canada in 1978, the use of atomic reactors in space has been highly controversial. Once again the debate over nukes in orbit has heated up. Last April the Soviets lost control of another nuclear satellite, raising fears that it would fall to earth before they managed to boost the reactor into a safer, high-altitude orbit. Then, at a scientific conference in New Mexico last month, the Soviets said they had begun putting a new generation of powerful reactors in space and were even interested...
That nearly happened in 1978, when the Soviets' Cosmos 954 fell from orbit and burned on re-entry, showering northern Canada with radioactive debris. The only reason no one was hurt was that the impact site was virtually unpopulated. The incident persuaded the Soviets to design more effective safety devices into their nuclear satellites...