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...theories. The FBI did some brief questioning next door but was more interested in looking at the Waterworks postage machine and taking samples from its copier. But those actions, say sources close to the case, have more to do with Lozano's activity, which continues to be a keen focus of FBI scrutiny...
DIED. FRANK WILLS, 52, keen-eyed former Watergate security guard who discovered the break-in that led to Richard Nixon's resignation; from brain cancer; in Augusta, Ga. Working the midnight shift at the complex, Wills called police after noticing tape on door locks leading to the offices of the Democratic National Committee. When they arrived, they found a burglary in progress. After a brief period of fame, Wills spent the remainder of his life largely in poverty...
...theories. The FBI did some brief questioning next door but was more interested in looking at the Waterworks postage machine and taking samples from its copier. But those actions, say sources close to the case, have more to do with Lozano's activity, which continues to be a keen focus of FBI scrutiny. - with reporting by Elaine Shannon/Washington and Hilary Hylton/Austin
...result is a leisurely, meandering journey from which the map-thief disappears for long, long stretches. Instead, Harvey relates his own fascination with cartography and reveals that as a child, he had an uncommonly keen sense of direction. Famous mapmakers of the past are resurrected and given thumbnail biographies. The sequential digressions are occasionally diverting, but some readers, trying to maintain a grip on the story's thread, may conclude, alas, that magazine editors serve a purpose...
...seen all over Sydney, looking like oversized Boy Scouts, their floppy hats and flak jackets shimmering with the hard-won rewards of their Olympic campaigns. For them, the only sport of the Games is hunting pins-small badges decorated with cartoon characters, flags or corporate logos. With the keen eyes of marksmen, these self-described pinheads can spot a quality pin at 50 paces; some boast collections of 60,000 or more. "I specialize in 'countdown' pins," says 17-year-old Sydneysider Nicholas Howard, glancing around furtively as he unzips the black acrylic display case chained and padlocked...