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...Serm Na Nakorn, former Armed Forces Supreme Commander, along with 15 other officers and seven labor leaders. They also reportedly put out a warrant for the arrest of a tank commander said to be responsible for the deaths of NBC Cameraman Neil Davis and his sound technician William Latch during the coup. Another seven soldiers and cashiered Colonel Manoon Roopkachorn, who is believed to have masterminded the aborted rebellion, are still at large. Prem instructed a team of police investigators to work "day and night" to bring the culprits to justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand: Payment for a Failed Coup | 9/30/1985 | See Source »

...attempt, an estimated 500 rebels found themselves squaring off against more than 1,000 loyalist troops near First Division headquarters, which also houses the army's main radio station. Without warning, rebel tanks and machine gunners opened fire. The action killed NBC Cameraman Neil Davis, an Australian, and William Latch, his American sound man, who were standing in front of the building. The moment was captured for American television by Davis' still rolling camera: in a macabre example of cinema verite, the veteran journalist had filmed his own death. By early afternoon the loyalists had regained control, and an army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand Power Grab: A coup attempt fizzles | 9/23/1985 | See Source »

...that will aid air-traffic control, but they were unable to launch another that could have assisted the Defense Department in tracking submarines. Reason: the apparent failure, possibly due to weak batteries, of a microswitch on the door of the canister housing the satellite. Other frustrations included a sticky latch on an air lock in the Spacelab, which prevented mission specialists from maneuvering the Very Wide Field Camera outside to survey ultraviolet radiation from interstellar sources, and a failed effort to monitor crew members' urine production in a weightless environment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Good Data and a Feces Crisis | 5/13/1985 | See Source »

Republican congressional candidates have been set adrift with nothing they can latch onto except a controversial party platform that serves only to alienate much of the electorate. That document has been abandoned by practically everyone, but there really isn't anything, except for the promise of on tax increases, to take its place. And the tax issue, with the looming deficit, isn't going to carry an entire party...

Author: By Andrew S. Doctoroff, | Title: A House Divided Won't Be Won Over | 11/5/1984 | See Source »

...trend toward unassuming extracurricular involvement toward improving the quality of life on and off campuses is also attracting new converts Kay Latch's Cruz...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: Doing Unto Others | 1/27/1984 | See Source »

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