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Syrian President Hafez Assad, said one senior Administration official, is the "one person" who has the power to obtain the release of the seven Americans kidnaped in Lebanon over the past 16 months and still held hostage. Assad, however, is well aware that only Washington's concern for the safety of the seven hostages is inhibiting the U.S. from attempting any type of retaliation for the hijacking of Flight...
...receive college degrees. My brother will soon be added to the list, and I am not far behind. My parents will leave us not an inheritance of wealth but one much more valuable, and that is the citizenship we hold in America, a land that makes it possible to obtain an education and succeed in a world where many are not as fortunate. Steve Ramirez El Paso...
...turned out, the Hiroshima bomb would be the only one of its type America ever built or used, uranium being that much more difficult to obtain than plutonium. One of the spurs to the American atom bomb effort had been a report in 1943 that Hitler had ordered uranium shipped out of mines in Belgium. It was also taken for granted that the gun-assembly method--one piece of purified uranium (uranium-235) fired into another at terrific speed--would work, so the Hiroshima bomb was never tested till the morning it was dropped...
...unregistered groups have held protests on campus this year, according to Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II. He said that groups should inform the administration three to five days in advance to obtain a protest permit—although he added that the College is sometimes able to process requests more quickly, depending on the logistics of the event...
Parental consent though, can be more legally powerful than Royal or aristocratic suggestion. In Massachusetts, minors under the age of 18 need a court order from either a probate court or district court to apply for a marriage license. In Mississippi, young lovers under the age of 21 must obtain written consent for a marriage, or the parents will be notified via certified mail. The question is: will the certified mail or the postcard from Vegas arrive first...