Word: heartbeating
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Every day there is a new rumor, another heartbeat-away boomlet. First it's Sam Nunn, then it's none of the above. Earthbound since 1984, John Glenn once again zooms into orbit. Republicans are beating the bushes in quest of the Vice President's Vice President. The roster of G.O.P. names in play is as long as George Bush's resume. Speculation over the Veepstakes has often enlivened the last weeks before dull conventions, but never before have the guessing games been pursued with this much avidity while most voters still have spring fever...
...would make such a perfect pair in the fall election that the big question has become not whether Dukakis will offer the taciturn Georgia Senator the second spot on the ticket but whether Nunn will accept it. Some have even suggested a two-for- Nunn scheme: If being a heartbeat from the presidency and riding Air Force Two are not enough, how about throwing in the Defense Department or the National Security Adviser's job? Now there are signs that Nunn might be more interested than his poker face would suggest. Senators who accompanied him on a trip...
World War II pilots rained death and fire by pulling on a lever said to resemble a dill pickle. The modern military pushes a "pickle" button. Anderson has half a heartbeat to push his. Since this isn't war, he is actually dropping a 25-lb. bowling pin with fins called a bomb dummy unit. It contains a small flash charge enabling technicians watching on video screens to pinpoint the hit or miss. Each pilot drops 28 bombs during the six-day contest. Two years ago, the top team triumphed over the runner-up by dropping a single bomb...
...pooches with an irregular heartbeat, there are human pacemakers. In St. Petersburg, the Pinellas Animal Foundation supplies donated human pacemakers to vets who request them for needy canines. Mrs. Florence Myers, 84, who once owned a dachshund, plans to donate her $8,000 pacemaker to the foundation when she dies. Says she: "I just feel it would be nice if someday some dog could...
...with his teddy bear nearby. They had been parted during an operation of staggering complexity and delicacy -- five months in the planning, 22 hours in the execution, and involving 70 doctors, nurses and technicians. The procedure required draining all the blood from the boys' bodies and completely stopping their heartbeat. At week's end both were in critical but stable condition. Until the babies are roused from drug-induced comas, doctors cannot fully assess their health. "Success in this operation is not just separating the twins," says Dr. Mark Rogers, who coordinated the effort. "Success is producing two normal children...