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...years ago the Crimson did not have much flash. Whether Harvard won, lost or tied boiled down to how effective Katsias...
Suddenly, at 9:50 p.m. gulf time, the crews in all three helicopters were startled by an unexpected sight: the reddish flash of tracer bullets erupted from the boats below. There was no doubt that the choppers were being fired upon. And there was no hesitation in their response. The standing orders on gulf duty are clear: When attacked, defend yourself. They did. Radioed one pilot: "We engaged...
...Photographers Halstead, Dennis Brack, Antonio Suarez and Ken Jarecke, there were hair-raising incidents. Cameras and lenses were put out of action by the rain. During a torrential downpour in Miami, lightning began to flash around the tower that Suarez was perched on to photograph the papal Mass below. He was unhurt, though a TV cameraman was later injured when a bolt struck the tower. In New Orleans, Suarez and Jarecke had to lug 50 lbs. of camera equipment more than two miles in 90 degrees-plus heat from the press buses to a security checkpoint. "Despite all the problems...
...Flash forward. Cosby is the father now, presiding over a brood of five children on TV's top-rated series. When he arrives home in one episode, three of his daughters begin fawning over him. "What's blown up or on fire?" asks Dad skeptically. The youngest, it turns out, has cut photographs out of some of his favorite books to make a report for school. But Dad neither explodes nor affixes blame, just leafs resignedly through her handiwork. "Very good report," he comments. "Very expensive...
...quickly flash your lawyer's telephone number to signal prospective advertisers that you are fully prepared to deal for personal endorsements during the ensuing months of media hounding that will inevitably follow your "tragedy." Terrorism is a modern capitalist's dream...