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...issue of a new intercontinental ballistic missile is more complex. The Reagan Administration wants to deploy the ten-warhead MX on railroad cars -- a scheme that might be even more vulnerable to surprise attack than our current system of triple-warhead Minuteman ICBMs in underground silos. Many in Congress (along with Schlesinger and myself) favor the single-warhead Midgetman deployed on mobile launchers, but the very high cost of such a system cannot be ignored. Another option consistent with Dukakis' position would be the deployment of Minuteman in multiple protective shelters (the so- called shell game). The real test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Defense of Good Judgment | 8/8/1988 | See Source »

Marianne Higgins of Lexington said she has brought her children to the reenactment every year since 1975. Her 9-year-old youngest son was engaged in selecting a costumed "Minuteman" with whom to have his picture taken, in an annual family tradition. "Anyone with a gun," he stipulated...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Dawn Rite Marks Battle's Anniversary | 4/19/1988 | See Source »

...Crimson's 39 shots on Minuteman goalie Sal LoCascio, only three got past him for goals, enabling UMass to take a 9-3 victory over Harvard in front of 150 spectators...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Minutemen Take Down Laxmen, 9-3 | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

...Minuteman defense, led by inside linebackers Vito Perrone and John McKeown, has been effective but not particularly stingy. The Mass D has yielded 25 points per game this year...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Gridders to Tackle Alert Minutemen | 11/8/1986 | See Source »

...Minuteman quarterback Dave Palazzi (31-for-65, 339 yards, 6 INT, 2 TD) was injured early in the season but returned to action against the Cross last week. He will probably start, although sophomore Tim Bryant (74-for-145, 981 yards, 4 INT, 5 TD, 214 yards rushing) was very impressive filling in for Palazzi when the latter was injured...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Gridders to Tackle Alert Minutemen | 11/8/1986 | See Source »

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