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Gillespie said that during recent years, the Latin speech has been lighter than its English counterparts...
...advantages are that the fellow who puts the pigeons in crates and releases them at the opening ceremonies gets to stay in practice, and that the athletes and the rest of us remain attentive. There were absentees at Baton Rouge among the top U.S. competitors, and crowds were lighter than festival boosters had expected. But among those who came to this circus of 30-odd summer sports and three winter skating events, the mood seemed light and untroubled. For athletes the meet was important but not career-breaking. For spectators both the nationalistic baying and the oppressive security...
...settlement, which Judge Harvey must approve, remains secret. But sources indicated that Walker, 48, will probably be sentenced to life in prison, while his son, as part of the deal, will get a lighter sentence. The elder Walker is expected to testify against Jerry Whitworth, a former Navy chief radioman accused of supplying him with communications secrets for sale. Whitworth pleaded innocent last week to the charges. Walker's older brother Arthur, a retired Navy lieutenant commander, was convicted in August on similar charges and is awaiting sentencing. DEFENSE A Not-So-Hard...
High-tech fighting machines are by no means the only Pentagon purchases that suffer defects. The latest snafu concerns new combat helmets. Introduced in 1983 to replace the "steel pots" in use since 1941, the helmets are made of Kevlar, a man-made fiber that is lighter, yet stronger than many metals. But after buying three-quarters of a million at $85.20 apiece, the Department of Defense discovered that three manufacturers had delivered defective versions made with scrap material. Army officials say that even though the second-rate helmets offer more protection than the old steel models, "We ordered...
...North American plate, suddenly jarred loose and lurched ahead. Last week's burst involved a similar movement of plates, but the result was entirely different. Extending along most of the coast of South America, the dense Nazca plate of the Pacific, moving eastward, subducts, or descends beneath, the lighter mass of the South American plate, which is moving westward. As the oceanic plate dives deeper into a region of high temperature and pressure some 60 miles to 125 miles below the earth's surface, rock in the area begins to soften and form magma, molten rock. Says Robert Christiansen...