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Moslem and leftist militiamen responded to the rightist blockades with sieges against Christian villages. In the north, they surrounded Zgharta, the home town of Christian President Suleiman Franjieh; farther south, tough mountain warriors of the Moslem Druze sect pushed down the strategic coastal road into Damur...
...massive throat for another outburst. Increasing volcanic activity has produced clouds of sulfurous gases and a plume of steam that can be seen in Seattle, some 90 miles away. Mount Baker's stirrings are causing some uneasiness in the town of Concrete (pop. 600), which lies at the mountain's base. While there is little chance that the town will suffer the fate of ancient Pompeii, the U.S. Forest Service has been forced to close surrounding areas to hikers, campers and skiers, and has thus driven away much of the tourist trade that the town depends upon...
Jewett's animal instincts carried him to a two-heat time of 86.79 seconds in the slalom and he took the giant slalom as well on Haystack Mountain's hardpacked course...
Typical of the new generation of country doctors recruited by H.S.R.I. is Dr. Minthorne D. Norton, 38, a graduate of the University of Miami's medical school who quit a family practice in Kentucky to run a clinic in Battle Mountain, Nev. Helped by a physician's assistant, a licensed practical nurse and three clerks, Norton sees about 200 patients a week, including many travelers (he is the only doctor along 120 miles of Interstate 80). In difficult cases, he can call upon advice from specialists at the University of Utah. He also has available the services...
...been living it up of late with roistering high spirits. In one typical week last month, he took in a performance of Tosca at the Belgrade opera, repairing afterward to the Tri Sesira (Three Hats) Restaurant for drinking and feasting until 2 a.m. Then he drove to the mountain resort of Zlatibor, where he joined in the kolo, a lively folk dance, made some speeches and visited local officials. Next morning he was host at an annual hunt for foreign diplomats at the former royal lodge of Karadjordjevo. He spurned the pursuit of pheasant for bigger game and bagged three...