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...last week to Ciudad Dario, a town north of Managua, he warned that if contra aid was approved, the Nicaraguan government would gain a "free hand to take necessary measures to defend the sovereignty, self-determination and independence of our country." The implication was that even a single additional cent of aid would provoke the Sandinistas to withdraw some, if not all, of their concessions. The hard truth is that Nicaragua's economy cannot withstand much more battering by the contras. Fuel shortages, coupled with contra attacks on installations, have forced the government to implement daily blackouts...
...take the very steps sought by Washington and Nicaragua's neighbors, Ortega sought to show that there was no further need for more contra funds. After the meeting, Ortega declared that Congress no longer had any reason to vote aid to the rebels, "not one dollar more, not one cent more...
...order 250 fried eggs. Fried over light. Four ball. Yeah, 250 of 'em. Fifteen ball. Then as you cook 'em, one by one, I'll eat all 250 of 'em. One ball. And my boy, I will then get up and walk out and leave you not one red cent tip. Seven ball...
...against the greatest team of post-war baseball, the Indians with 111 victories in a 154-game season, and a pitching staff of Lemon, Wynn, Garcia and an aging but able Bob Feller. I bet every cent I won (about two bucks) at long odds on the hometown boys, and the Giants win in 4 as Dusty Rhodes emerges from the bench into ephermeral glory. I end up with about 12 bucks and considered myself the richest kid in town...
...nation should take note of the Homer Hanky craze. Every day, hundreds of loyal citizens line up outside the local newspaper to get 50 cent hankies. Homer Hankies are being tied around baby bottoms, flying from flagpoles and, most importantly, waving in the Dome...