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...Worse, when he investigated further, he learned that the aircraft were in fact exploded by remote ground control within seconds of each firing from Sergeant York. Smith believes that the gun never actually hit the drone planes. The Army says that the rapid-fire shots came close enough to destroy the aircraft and that the remote-controlled blasts were used to keep them from flying out of control. Still, John Krings, the Pentagon's director of testing, conceded that "the limitations [of the test] were and still are significant...
...called curettage and electrodesiccation (see diagram) that usually takes five minutes. In this method, the dermatologist applies a local anesthetic and then scrapes away the soft, mushy tumor cells with a curette, an instrument with a sharp circular blade. Afterward, an electrified needle is applied to the area to destroy any remnants of malignancy. In the case of Nixon's l-in.-sq. tumor, a method called microscopically controlled surgery was used. The process calls for the removal of successive slices of tissue, each of which is examined under a microscope until cancerous cells are no longer observed...
...nuclear warheads possessed by the Soviet Union and the U.S. can destroy the world ten times. So even if there is a 50% reduction, they still have the ability to destroy the world five times [laughs loudly]. So first, to reduce some is always good because it may play a role in relaxing tensions, and in that atmosphere it will be more relaxed. So as far as this is concerned, we welcome the development, but I think it will be too naive to believe that with a 50% reduction, the problem will be resolved and we should no longer...
...International Settlements president, held private meetings with South African finance officials and representatives of 30 multinational banks to discuss repayment of South Africa's $14 billion in short-term foreign debt. The government froze payments on the debt seven weeks ago after many banks, fearful that racial violence would destroy the economy, cut off credit. Sources close to the meetings said their object was to find a way to restore South Africa's credit lines so it can renew normal international commerce and begin debt repayment. South African officials, the sources said, are well aware that the debt problem cannot...
...venal as he used to be. Cutler knows that he is being used. Even so, his sexual itch drives him to theft, fraud and murder. Each crime makes him more subject to blackmail. The tale moves toward its climax with a mounting sense of catastrophe, but who will destroy whom, and how, remains uncertain until the final pages. Hansen writes as ably as anyone in the genre about the consequences of lust and yearning. For the nonprurient, the descriptive passages of lovemaking are kept brief...