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When other Navy experts arrived to inspect the ship, they found that all but two of the nine mines arrayed at mid-deck were armed and, as one officer said, "ready to go." Luckily, one bullet that had pierced a mine had not set off its 250-lb. load of explosives. If it had, the other mines would presumably have ignited too. The crew might have been killed, and the long- sought evidence would have vanished...
...other took off but had to return to the airport when a pressurization problem surfaced. Those episodes, added to several other Delta mishaps in recent weeks, were enough to make a mockery of its slogan, "We get you there with care." Concerned, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it would inspect the airline's safety procedures...
Friends say Secord has been itching to tell his story, but did not decide to do so until he was allowed by the congressional committee to inspect secret bank records, controlled by Hakim, which convinced him that he had no legal culpability. House Chairman Lee Hamilton is certain that Secord's testimony will go right to the heart of Iranscam. "Secord is a comprehensive witness," says Hamilton. "There aren't many of them in this drama. Most of the witnesses who will follow him will fill in the gaps...
...with his independent motherland in its infancy, and as a fabulist whose bravura acts of invention bring to mind the "magic realism" of Latin American fiction, Rushdie felt himself obscurely allied with the revolutionary government in Nicaragua. Last summer he accepted the invitation of the Sandinista leadership to inspect the seven-year-old revolution. For three weeks he attended rallies, journeyed to the Honduran border and hung out with the comandantes, eating turtle and chatting about literature...
Curious visitors are welcome to inspect the grounds of Oakbridge and Agassiz, and tours of the facilities may be arranged in advance...