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...agreed to become a Government informant. Investigators wired him with a tiny microphone taped to his chest and a miniature cassette recorder, no bigger than two packs of gum, that fitted into the small of his back without producing a bulge. Equipped with a magnetic switch on a cigarette lighter to activate the recorder, Lofaro coolly discussed Gambino family affairs with the unsuspecting Gotti brothers. Afterward he placed the tapes inside folded copies of the New York Times business section and dropped them in a preselected trash bin. Lofaro provided the Government with more than 50 tapes over two years...
...John Wayne gave me a silver cigarette lighter during the Vietnam War that said 'Fuck Communism' on it. I didn't know how to do that. I still...
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...trend toward lighter beverages seems on its face like healthy progress, in contrast to the heavy martini consumption of the 1950s and '60s. But some critics of the new, syrupy drinks believe that the beverages cloyingly mask their alcoholic content and thus their danger. Says Michael Vitucci, public relations counsel for the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union: "In a sense, it is a wolf in sheep's clothing. People will feel it's like drinking lemonade." Seagram's Bronfman, of course, disagrees, "We make it crystal clear that these are alcoholic beverages and must be handled as such...
FAAD would use heavy missiles on an armored chassis in conjunction with lighter missiles carried by trucks. In building the Sergeant York, the Army had trouble deciding whether to arm it with missiles or guns. This time it chose both. FAAD would also include 50-cal. guns on M1 tanks and 25-mm cannons on Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. In theory, the elements would work together through a system of airborne and ground-based sensing devices...