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Cattle rustlers are as much a part of the mythology of the West as hanging judges and gunslingers. Unlike the other characters, though, rustlers still flourish. So much so, explains Bill Slagle, a special investigator for California's Bureau of Livestock Identification, that "there are more cattle stolen today than at the turn of the century...
...hold on to your hats, folks. Turner is back, once again doing what he enjoys most: pushing a big and bold new cable venture. Dubbed, with typical Turner flourish, TNT (Turner Network Television), the new channel will debut on Oct. 3 with a telecast of Turner's favorite movie, Gone With the Wind. After that, it will offer an array of, in Turner's modest description, the "finest programming on this planet," ranging from Charlton Heston in A Man for All Seasons to (Turner hopes) major sports events like the Rose Bowl and the Masters golf tournament. Industry observers...
...jungle out there, teeming with hordes of unseen enemies. Bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites fill the air. They cluster on every surface, from the restaurant table to the living-room sofa. They abound in lakes and in pools, flourish in the soil and disport themselves among the flora and fauna. This menagerie of microscopic organisms, most of them potentially harmful or even lethal, has a favorite target: the human body. In fact, the tantalizing human prey is a walking repository of just the kind of stuff the tiny predators need to survive, thrive and reproduce...
...Vote for Me Because I'm Cool" posters and position papers that flourish around election time don't help either and produce the same wishy-washy Council year after year. Maybe next year we can see some posters that advocate censuring final clubs and support a campaign to persuade those punched not to join...
...strong common bond is love of and skill in negotiating. A species of political bargaining has already begun, tentatively, in public. Some of this is thematic: Dukakis, for instance, has begun to match Jackson's emphasis on combatting the drug menace. Last week, with a large publicity flourish, Dukakis signed a bill establishing the first statewide health insurance plan. The fact that Jackson also emphasizes health care gives them another patch of common ground, although they have differing views...