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...villagers recount it, the town's 200 or so inhabitants were preparing to observe the holiday quietly when seven planes of the Salvadoran air force swooped in low, dropping several bombs and strafing the area with machine-gun fire. "That was President [José Napoleón] Duarte's Christmas present to us," remarked María Cruz Amaya, who says she spent most of the day hiding in the brush. As it happened, no one was hurt in the raid. Indeed, Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Adolfo Blandón later denied to TIME that there had been any recent air attack...
...that is not quite the end of the story. Fidelity at first canceled the park district's insurance, but eventually renewed for much less coverage at a greatly increased premium. "Park districts are a terrible risk for any carrier to have to assume," explains Jacob. Finally, the park district, gun-shy because several suits are still pending against it, began tearing down all jungle gyms and slides over 6½ ft. high and carting them out of the city's 513 playgrounds. "Accidents happen no matter what you do," says Park District Treasurer Jack Matthews. "In the past, when Johnny fell...
...list of simplified characters, issued in 1977, that was recently abandoned because it caused confusion and was often inaccurate. The government now also advocates greater use of standard spoken Chinese in an effort to "enhance communication within China as a whole," where several hundred different dialects are spoken. COLOMBIA Gun Battle In Bogot?...
...industry has been hurt by tougher gun-control laws in some states and an abundant supply of cheap used firearms. Moreover, many gun enthusiasts are blue-collar manufacturing workers who were laid off in the last recession and have not been rehired. TAXES Poker Is Hard Work...
...Turkey Shoot. More than $4 million was targeted for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. The organization, dating to the time when militias were essential to national security, now does little more than conduct shooting matches and conventions of gun buffs. Congress has been trying to kill this turkey, but it is backed by the powerful National Rifle Association...