Word: marksmen
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...raced on toward the Egyptian border, smashing through two roadblocks before being brought to a halt by Israeli marksmen who shot out its tires. As helicopters flew in with special crack units and medical teams, directed by Defense Minister Moshe Arens and Chief of Staff Moshe Levy, the terrorists demanded the release of 25 Palestinians being held in Israeli jails. At 4:45 a.m. Friday, before the first rays of light hit the surrounding palm trees, Israeli commandos burst in through the rear window and two doors, killing all four hijackers. One passenger died, seven were injured and 31 escaped...
...Portland, Ore., LaVerne D. Hollenbeck, who considers himself the "commander" of the Posse, was unmoved by the marshals' deaths. Said he: "They must have been awful poor marksmen...
...Mayer allowed the hostages inside the monument to leave. As dusk settled, he seemed prepared to spend the night. Suddenly, just after 7:20, the van lurched away from the monument, sheering off a flagpole next to the obelisk. A volley of shots from police marksmen rang out; the truck swerved and tipped over...
...cannot think of it. They have other concerns. Sir Randolph worries whether the beaters will be able to flush a sufficient number of pheasants. One of his grandsons wanders about, trying to find a lost pet duck. Some of the ladies continue or inaugurate amorous intrigues. The two best marksmen at the shooting party fall into an intense, ungentlemanly competition over who will bag the most birds...
...grandiose concentration in Scotland is the wily, toothsome red grouse, Lagopus scoticus, which exists only in the wild state and only in the United Kingdom (particularly on the heathery moors of the north). The grouse season opens on the "Glorious Twelfth" of August and lasts until Dec. 10. For marksmen, or "guns," as well as for gourmets, it is like a prolonged Thanksgiving...