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What stymied the talks this time were again relatively minor issues. Both sides, for example, had previously agreed that the number of MlRVs (multiple warheads) on each type of intercontinental ballistic missile would be frozen at the quantity already tested. That meant a maximum of ten for the Soviet monster SS-18. But last December the U.S. detected the Soviets testing an SS-18 in a way that suggested that the missile might soon have the capacity to carry twelve warheads. Since the MIRV freeze is an important selling point in the upcoming battle for SALT II ratification, the Carter...
...magnitude of me, the magnitude of the instance, the magnitude of New York...It's uncomfortable being me, it's uncomfortable being recognized instantly, it's uncomfortable being considered something I'm not, an idol or a monster, something hated or loved...
...season the monster that is Yale had shadowed the Crimson with reports of amazing margins of victories--16 seconds over Penn, for instance. Everyone pointed to yesterday's Goldthwait Cup, with Princeton rounding out the fleet, as the showdown for number...
King Kong, Carefully paced, often gripping, this thriller-fantasy set the style for most of the giant monster movies to come. Special-effects designer Willis O'Brien's giant ape was the source of awe and terror--even the camera froze on him while he did his stuff. To movie-goers of 1933, O'Brien's small moth-eaten model--which had to be moved ever-so slightly and filmed for a fraction of a second at a time--was a revelation, the ultimate fantasy. If Kong appears jerky and slightly ridiculous to us, it must have seemed...
...Ponce," the Crimson contingent will brave the hazardous marshes of Sawgrass Country Club, a course which is so treacherous that the Professional Golf Association refused to hold its annual Tournament Players Championship (TPC) there this year. Last spring, Alexander was heading for a phenomenal sub-80 round on this monster only to have his dream thwarted by darkness on the 18th tee. This time, the Michigan state champion plans an early tee-off in hopes of breaking the 80 barrier...