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...Army may be unprepared for the extent of the damage it uncovers. A toll-free hotline set up at Aberdeen logged some 3,930 calls by the end of last week. Of this number, about 1 in 10 were crank calls, and some people were calling to report problems dating back to World War II. But other calls were considerably more urgent: 506 possible incidents of abuse, including 101 relating to Aberdeen, have been handed off to the Army Criminal Investigation Command for further study. Captain Paul Goodwin, a former company commander in the 143rd at Aberdeen, who has helped...
...compete against rock stars on the record shelves, and that may explain why so many of them mix music into their act. Foxworthy, whose "You might be a redneck" routine long ago outlived its usefulness, shows a flair for country stylings in his new comedy-plus-music album, Crank It Up. And Yankovic, maestro of the rock parody, is in fine form in Bad Hair Day, which includes a nifty parody of Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise--called Amish Paradise...
...McInnis, who want Congress to launch its own probe of the airline. Both lawmakers are frequent flyers on United Express, one of six Mesa divisions that provide feeder service to USAir, United Airlines and America West. Campbell was incredulous last summer when the pilot on his flight had to crank down the landing gear manually after it became jammed on the approach to Denver...
Gramm imploded quickly, and the others who would make life difficult for Dole--Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes--were perceived as unserious crank candidates, but only eventually. Despite years of practice, Dole still couldn't say why he wanted the presidency or what he would do if he got it. "It's about us," he said. "It's about you. It's about America. It's about the future, which is where we are headed." The candidate seemed oblivious to the disbelief such inanities provoked. After most performances, he said, "You can feel it, can't you? It's working...
...interview yesterday, Cambridge Sergeant Joseph J. McSweeney, head of sex crime investigations, said the perpetrator entered the victim's first-floor apartment through an open crank window in the back of her home...