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...former National Security Council staff members and their accomplices for diverting Iran arms profits to the Nicaraguan contras. Less than four hours later, the President ordered 3,200 troops into Honduras as a show of resolve against Nicaragua's Sandinistas, who once again had crossed the Honduran border to pin down the hapless contras in their main base...
World War II pilots rained death and fire by pulling on a lever said to resemble a dill pickle. The modern military pushes a "pickle" button. Anderson has half a heartbeat to push his. Since this isn't war, he is actually dropping a 25-lb. bowling pin with fins called a bomb dummy unit. It contains a small flash charge enabling technicians watching on video screens to pinpoint the hit or miss. Each pilot drops 28 bombs during the six-day contest. Two years ago, the top team triumphed over the runner-up by dropping a single bomb...
...mats with a fourth-place finish in the 167-lb. division. Holmes faced Cornell's Andy Rice in a much-anticipated semifinal match--the two tied 1-1 in their duel earlier this year. Neither could score a point until Rice took. Holmes down and levelled the quick pin during the second period. This was only the second time in his collegiate career that Holmes was pinned...
Alex Konolvachik rebounded from a quarterfinal pin to snag a fifth-place finish in the 190-lb. class. Konovalchik rose up through the loser's bracket in the double elimination tournament...
...obvious nomination for Best Actor would be heavyweight terror Tony Consigli Cast as Atlas, Consigli shouldered the Crimson's hopes for salvaging the afternoon. Harvard trailed Central Conn, 20-15, going into the final match of the afternoon, and only a pin could bring victory...