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This time, a remote-controlled bomb concealed in a blue Peugeot was detonated as Chamoun's motorcade passed through an East Beirut suburb en route to a meeting of Christian power brokers. The explosion sent his bulletproof + car flying more than 50 ft. across the pavement. Miraculously, the car landed on its wheels, and Chamoun escaped with only cuts and scratches. "God is protecting us," he concluded. Others were not so lucky. The explosion took the lives of a pedestrian and three of Chamoun's bodyguards, who were traveling in a separate car, and injured 35 others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lebanon: Warlord with Nine Lives | 1/19/1987 | See Source »

Under the modified plan, the pump will be restored to its origianl working condition, its surrounding bluestone pavement will be refurbished, and a red oak tree will be planted nearby. Plans for the brick garden were scrapped...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Plan to Restore Yard Pump Progresses | 1/16/1987 | See Source »

...that are part of the government's deregulation program. Noodles, rice, toilet paper and matches are said to be out of stock in many stores. Declared a Peking intellectual: "The ordinary masses might not be able to relate to calls for democracy, but they sure would take to the pavement if the issue turns to price increases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China We Will March! | 1/5/1987 | See Source »

...wasn't lost in the regular sense. Normally, a lost person confuses some landmarks or exchanges a right for a left. I had completely lost my orientation. With the sun diving in and out of the clouds, I even lost my geographic bearing as I pounded the pavement of the identical streets of Suburb...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Magical Mystery Tour | 12/13/1986 | See Source »

...will be as well supported remains to be seen. By week's end about 30 still had no benefactors. But Elaine Farrell, a board member of STEP who helped bring Lang to Dallas, is confident. "We know we can make it work," she says. "So we're hitting the pavement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Spreading the Wings of an Idea | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

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