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...With the huge profits to be made, gunrunners are flooding the market," laments federal firearms agent Phil Chojnacki in Houston. "You take off one group, and another springs up." In fact, the markup on black-market firearms is not bad. A .357-cal. magnum that sells for $250 in a Dallas gun shop will bring $700 on the streets of New York. Just $300 will buy a semiautomatic in Florida, which can be sold at the Northern end of the pipeline for $1,000 or more...
Consumer advocates have been campaigning in recent years to get companies to eliminate tropical oils. Last fall Phil Sokolof, founder of the National Heart Savers Association, fired the strongest salvo yet in the ongoing battle. He began placing full-page ads in leading newspapers lambasting U.S. food processors for "the Poisoning of America" and featuring photos of their offending products. Sokolof, 66, a building-materials manufacturer in Omaha who suffered a heart attack 22 years ago, has spent $2 million so far on his crusade. Says he: "People feel like they have been deceived by the food companies." Sokolof points...
Morton Downey Jr. has turned foul temper into a TV style. Geraldo Rivera continues to test the bounds of tawdry sensationalism. Phil, Oprah and Sally Jessy race to outdo one another in pursuit of the odd, the aberrant and the kinky. But something even more bizarre and audacious is about to appear on the talk-show scene. Make way for . . . the nice guys...
...basketball is a world without bounds. He gyrates, levitates and often dominates. Certainly he fascinates. In arenas around the country, food and drink go unsold because fans refuse to leave their seats for fear of missing a spectacular Jordan move to tell their grandchildren about. Bulls assistant coach Phil Jackson admits that the Jordan Freeze affects seasoned veterans. "Even I get caught up in Michael's show," he says. "I try not to, but sometimes I just sit back and enjoy...
UConn is outscoring opponents by 13.3 points per game and is led by Co-Captains Cliff Robinson and Phil Gamble. A 7-ft., 1-in. All-America candidate center, Robinson leads the squad in scoring and rebounding with 19.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Gamble has chipped in 10.3 points per game from the guard position. Also playing extremely well for the Huskies is sophomore forward Murray Williams, who is averaging 7.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game...