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...argued that terrorism's present significance is less in what has happened than in what people fear might happen. In raw numbers, terrorists are few, as are their victims. From 1967 to 1975, terrorists the world over took 800 lives and wounded 1,700?a disturbing total but one that, notes a CIA study, is dwarfed by the 19,000 homicides committed in the U.S. in 1976 alone. The study also points out that the price tag of all terrorism to date (including ransoms paid and property damaged) falls well short of the $500 million in damage that vandals inflict...
...focus of a highly publicized government inquiry, following a still unexplained storage-tank leak last March. France's La Hague reprocessing plant has been a center of controversy almost from the time it was built in 1961. Critics charge that the aging plant is a catastrophe waiting to happen. Many areas of the plant that were once serviceable have become so radioactive that workers must wear heavy, protective suits. Moreover, the contamination is spreading throughout the facility, and breakdowns have increased dramatically. As for safety, signs inside the plant warn: IF THERE IS A CRITICAL REACTION YOUR BEST PROTECTION...
...Yale and Dartmouth. With its two losses, Brown stands deadlocked with Princeton and Penn for fourth, fifth and sixth places (or however you view things like this), but since only one game separates six teams, it is true that in the words of everyone and his tutor, "Anything can happen in the Ivy League." Now isn't that nice...
Howard Cosell does go on, and the football fan who wants to watch ABC's Monday night telecasts has no recourse but to bear the polysyllabic palaver. There is no way to strike back-unless you happen to be at the Sweetwater singles bar in Denver. Every Monday night a drawing is held. The winner is given a brick and the right to use it to demolish a used TV bought for the occasion each week. The winner can take aim at any of the ABC announcers, but, says Manager Gerry Brown, "most pick Cosell." Business at the Sweetwater...
...yards on 44 carries? That's a hard day's work, pal. Being there to see it all happen, now that's easy, that's fun. Thanks Bobby...