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...after numerous allied strikes, the Iraqis resorted to "an odd bit of desperation," according to a U.S. War College analyst. They launched a Scud missile at Israel that was topped with a 700-lb. chunk of concrete as its "warhead." The dud Scud buried itself harmlessly in the Negev desert...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: . . . And Stone-Age Scuds | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

...first the incident appeared to be just another case of mindless violence. But last week the police charged Riggs' wife Toni, 22, and her brother Michael Cato, 19, with murdering the Desert Storm vet. Reportedly, the motive was to obtain the payoff from Riggs' life-insurance policies. "I'm not shocked," said Anthony's mother Lessie Riggs. "It's something I suspected from the first. I always knew ((Toni)) was selfish. She wanted money without having to work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DETROIT: Homicidal Homecoming | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

...targeted by prisoners who had heard rumors that he was a child killer. Anthony Sarivola, a fellow inmate with a reputation for mob connections, offered to protect Fulminante but demanded to know the full details of the crime. At that, Fulminante admitted he had driven the girl into the desert, forced her to perform oral sex and made her beg for her life until he shot her twice in the head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Confessions That Were Taboo Are Now Just a Technicality | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

...excludes innovative scholarship, devalues teaching skills and drives young talent to other schools. Young Professor of Sino-Vietnamese History Hue-Tam Ho Tai, who received a lifetime post in 1989, was the first junior professor promoted within Harvard's History Department in 20 years. No wonder junior faculty members desert Harvard in droves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A President With the Right Priorities | 4/4/1991 | See Source »

...your kids already bored by their Desert Storm bubblegum cards? Get ready for the next wave in kiddie collectibles: cards featuring the U.S. Customs Service's drug-sniffing dogs. The 81-card set, which will be distributed by Customs Service officials nationwide, shows such canine stars as Nacho, Peaches and Solo in action poses. The back of each card lists the dog's breed, age, weight, tattoo number and biggest drug bust ("Nacho led police officers to a building that was found to contain 2,014 lbs. of marijuana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Drug Dog All-Star Squad | 4/1/1991 | See Source »

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