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...believe that 30 years from now, there should be about 1 million Jews living in a ten-mile to 15-mile radius around Jerusalem. I believe that in the rest of Judea and Samaria, there will be about 300,000 Jews. If there is a steady annual influx of 15,000 Jews into Israel, and other factors remain the same, there will be about 4.7 million Jews in Israel by the year 2000. The question is, where would you like to settle them? If you are looking at the needs of this population for security, then the population should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Point for a Solution: General Ariel (Arik) Sharon | 10/5/1981 | See Source »

Lopping 45 seconds off last week's time of 17:59, stricker--the 1980 National Junior 1500 meter champion--sped out in a fast 5:25 first mile, then ran side by side with teammate wiley to the finish line, outleaning her to win by a second...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Men's and Women's X-Country Teams Triumph | 10/3/1981 | See Source »

...little to offer. And it is one of the world's most dangerous cities. Visitors are instructed not to walk anywhere at night, and to exercise great caution during the day, especially on weekends. A downtown neighborhood which contains a few leading hotels has earned the nickname "Murder Mile." Marauders prey on tourists and others and then melt into the lines for the buses to Soweto...

Author: By James Altschul, | Title: South Africa: No Sand Left in the Hour Glass | 10/2/1981 | See Source »

...have heard that Briggs cage will not be ready in time for the 1981-82 Harvard basketball season, and I have a solution. I live less than a mile from Harvard Square and I have a hoop (with a new net) in my driveway. Would the team like to play there until its new home is ready? I can paint a stripe on for the foul line, so let me know. --A Solution from Somerville...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: From the Mailbag | 9/30/1981 | See Source »

After watching the Eagle careen around its mile-long track, I was definitely not psyched. So I decided on a plan for working my way up to the Mt. Everest of roller coasters--I would ride the park's lesser ones first. The name of the tiniest one should have been enough to turn me away. "Willard's Whizzer" whirled like the spin-dry cycle of a washing machine, and anything that goes in circles makes me sick. I rode it anyway...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: Holding On For Dear Life | 9/30/1981 | See Source »

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