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...Said he: "Now millions of people who did not believe before that the U.S. Government was capable of doing such things, that it would dare to attack a small country, are convinced that it is possible." But, he added, "look at the trouble the heavyweight had in defeating the featherweight...
BOSTON--These portable radios with featherweight headphones so favored by joggers, assembly workers and kids everywhere can came hearing loss if people keep the volume lurned up too high, doctors warn...
DIED. Salvador Sánchez, 23, World Boxing Council featherweight champion and one of the sport's best fighters; of injuries after his Porsche 928 collided with two trucks; just north of Querétaro, Mexico. A school dropout at 16, Sanchez once explained, "I found out that I liked hitting people, and I didn't like school, so I started boxing." A peppery tactician, he wore opponents down for late-round knockouts. His record: 43-1-1. "I'd like to step down undefeated," he said last month. "I'm only 23 and I have...
...staffing independent of their parent committees, especially in the House. In the Senate, 16 new Republicans were elected in 1980, and every one of them chairs at least one and more often two influential subcommittees. New York Republican Alfonse D'Amato, who is considered something of a legislative featherweight by congressional observers, chairs three subcommittees: Urban and Rural Development, Securities, and District of Columbia...
...were about to hop a slow freight into the twilight zone. Then he related the outcome: Mom-who isn't the kind of person who usually does these things-sat down and dropped the Mrs. Smith folks a line. She told them what one of their featherweight delicacies had done to her dental work, and the folks at Mrs. Smith sent her a check right back. Applause from the audience! And-"for fighting back"-the letter writer gets a gift from David Horowitz, an authentic FIGHT BACK! WITH DAVID HOROWITZ T shirt. Is everybody happy...