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...then Faught unpacked his gatling gun and went on an awesome scoring spree, tallying goals at 8:29, 8:59 and 9:09. Faught then let his smoking pistol cool off long enough for four teammates to find the net, before closing the scoring himself with five minutes left in the game...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Laxmen Destroy Brown In Rough Contest, 19-9; Faught Rifles Home Six | 4/17/1978 | See Source »

...There is nothing more we can search around here," said a young mustachioed lieutenant, putting his drawn automatic pistol on safety to gesticulate more freely. "It is an endurance test now-the winner will be the one who lasts the longest. If they are hidden anywhere around here, they are going to have to come out sooner or later." Then, like any soldier, he griped that the squad scheduled to relieve his men for the next eight hours was late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: In Search of the Red Brigades | 4/3/1978 | See Source »

Passenger Shamir said he took the pistol of one of the terrorists lying near him, apparently wounded, and shot two others who were firing from the front of the bus at the police outside. "Meanwhile," he said, "another terrorist behind me fired at me and my daughter. The terrorists near me took out four hand grenades and dropped them in the bus. I shouted: 'Escape! Escape!' The bus was in flames. My daughter was hit again. Outside, there was a terrorist who was firing at everybody who was escaping from the bus. A few managed to escape. Some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: A Sabbath of Terror | 3/20/1978 | See Source »

...Pistol-Packing Postman. Beaman Hysmith, a mail carrier, shot a co-worker in the chest. While he was serving his sentence, the Postal Service dismissed him. Hysmith appealed his dismissal and won reinstatement because of a procedural flaw: the same person who proposed Hysmith's ouster had reviewed the case. The Post Office had to shell out approximately $5,000 in back pay for the time Hysmith was out of work pending his appeal, but with proper paper work it finally axed him permanently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Tales from the Jungle | 3/6/1978 | See Source »

...been condemned as a traitor by Arab rejectionists. The moment came unexpectedly. Spotting Sebai in the hotel lobby, the Palestinians quickly checked out of their room, paid a bill of $608 in cash and ordered a cab. Then they approached Sebai at the hotel newsstand and squeezed off three pistol shots, which struck him in the head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TERRORISTS: Murder and Massacre on Cyprus | 3/6/1978 | See Source »

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