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...most striking findings in these street-corner interviews is the relative rarity of any sharp hostility toward the U.S.S.R., and particularly toward the Soviet people. There is wariness and anxiety in the land, considerably more so than a year ago, but very little of the antagonism that marked the height of the cold war in the early 1950s. The Soviets were widely regarded then as a belligerent, ruthless and implacable enemy; Americans today seem more inclined to emphasize the similarities between the two nations and to blame their conflicts largely on misunderstandings...
...similar attacks in recent months against the U.S. embassy, American and French military barracks near the Beirut airport, and an Israeli army headquarters at Tyre killed a total of 423 people. On Saturday, terrorists struck another chilling blow, this one in a setting familiar to many Americans. At the height of the Christmas rush, a bomb ripped through Harrods department store in London, killing at least five and injuring 91. Police suspected the Irish Republican Army. Even before last week's attacks, 1983 was "the bloodiest year for terrorism on record," according to Brian Jenkins, director of research...
Geter went on trial for the $615 stickup of a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet. Five prosecution witnesses identified him, but gave contradictory answers to questions about the robber's height and weight. For the defense, nine of Geter's colleagues testified that he had been at work at the time of the holdup. No physical evidence, like fingerprints or a gun, was presented. Still, in October 1982 the all-white jury found him guilty. At the sentencing hearing, Investigating Detective James Fortenberry testified that he had spoken with the sheriff of Bamberg County, where Geter grew...
...weekend so auspiciously, falling in a rout on Saturday to Providence, 112-48. Providence, which went on to trounce nationally-ranked Holy Cross and win the tournament, came on strong with a full court press from the opening tip-off. Revealing no weakness and capitalizing on a height and quickness advantage, the Friars proved too tough for the inexperienced Harvard women...
...throng of American journalists, once 700 strong, had dwindled to about ten, and 900 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division departed in time to eat their turkey at home. That left 1,200 combat and 1,900 support troops in Grenada, about half the total at the height of the invasion. In Washington, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger pledged that almost all the soldiers would be home by Christmas. Said he: "I don't anticipate the need for any combat troops at all after mid-December." A few hundred support personnel are expected to remain to help a new, interim...