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...full moon have anything to do with the man waving a pistol outside the White House, the one the Secret Service shot in the knee? That was sweet shooting, by the way, only slightly more hurtful than the kind Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys, used to do to knock a gun out of the bad guy's hand - immaculate gunplay. Alas, I see that Roy's wife, Dale Evans, has died, having survived into an age of movies that by digital magic turn each screen death into the gaudiest, bloodiest horror...
...mail informed students that if she sees them drunk in the hall, she will ask for their I.D. and she expects them to open their door on the first knock for an inspection of their room...
However, Cornell held a decided advantage in the first period, jumping to an early two-goal lead. Two insurance goals to knock Harvard down a few pegs put the Big Red in a prime position, considering that the squad's strength is its tight defense and outstanding goaltending...
...reserves with huge stock-market gains in recent years, public and private pension funds are facing steep declines. Northrop Grumman, a giant in the aerospace and defense industry, called attention to this little-known fact in December. It warned that a drop in income from its pension investments could knock $50 million in pre-tax dollars off corporate profits this year. After final numbers for 2000 came in, the situation looked even worse. The company says pension income may decline $238 million or more in 2001. Most investors probably aren't aware that Northrop--like a host of other companies...
...installed in a newly created post of FAA chief operating officer to break through the institutional gridlock - from the Environmental Protection Agency (which evaluates environmental impact) to the Department of Transportation (which approves new airlines and routes). The COO has to behave like an air czar. "Somebody needs to knock some heads," says Bob Francis, a former FAA official who was vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board...