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...toward the Oval Office; the opportunity he faces this fall is to prove himself as a campaigner. "He hasn't been the most visible Vice President," notes one observer. "It's the first time he has been showcased since 1980." As a diligent centurion in the Reagan legion, Bush has been careful so far to avoid establishing an independent identity. Both to counter the Ferraro factor in 1984 and to position himself for 1988, he will have to navigate deftly between being a loyal surrogate for Reagan and a political force in his own right...
...killed here. It's crazy. They are crazy. We are crazy." New security precautions are in effect. Foot patrols supported by armored personnel carriers check ditches alongside main roads for bombs. Motorized patrols formerly conducted with open Jeeps are more often undertaken with APCs bristling with machine guns. Centurion tanks stripped of their turrets are used as mobile pillboxes. In many places, the concrete walls bordering citrus orchards have been knocked down to reduce the risk of ambush. How can the Israelis work their way out of the quagmire? "We are trying to reduce our presence here...
...South Africa. France was the largest supplier, followed by the U.K., the U.S. and West Germany. Israel's total sales during that period included six patrol boats and the surface-to-surface missiles to arm the boats. The Kingdom of Jordan, on the other hand, sold South Africa 41 Centurion battle tanks and a total of 717 missiles, as well as jeeps, launchers and radar equipment. The Soviet Bloc nations also have sold and sell arms to South Africa, though not openly, CBS has filmed the unloading of such arms...
...Sinai Peninsula, as in the air, the Israeli tactics were based on surprise and speed. From Kerem Shalom in the north to El Kuntilla in the south, Israeli Centurion tanks, halftracks and field guns, plus convoys of infantrymen in sand-colored fatigues, pounded across from the Negev into Sinai in the blazing morning sunlight. Within two days, the Israelis had knocked out or captured 200 of Nasser's tanks, and were deep in Sinai...
...looks around, then begins to peel the blue to reveal a black matador outfit trimmed with gold sequins, a gold belt and a pink sash, and his true identity for more than a decade: Elton John, 35. The crowd gets its man, but the police lose a future New Centurion. Says Hackett wistfully: "He looks pretty good in uniform...