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...final two days of fighting, the Indians put rockets on the governor's house, starting a small fire and bringing about the prompt resignation of the Islamabad-appointed governor and his cabinet of so-called dalals, or "collaborators." They fled to the eleven-story Hotel Intercontinental, a Red Cross neutral zone that became a haven for foreigners, minorities and other likely targets. Thanks to three gutsy British C-130 pilots who made pinpoint landings on the heavily damaged airfield, all who wanted to go went, including two mynah birds and a gray toy poodle named "Baby" that had been...
...most graceful big men you'll ever see, a real high-stepper, a streaker in the mold of O.J. Simpson." He has the speed (4.5 sec. in the 40-yd. dash) to break away for the long gainer and the sure hands that may prompt the pros to switch him to wide receiver. Other runners admired by scouts are Jeff Kinney, Nebraska, 6 ft. 2 in.. 210 Ibs.. Jim Bertelsen, Texas, 5 ft. 1 1 in., 190 Ibs., and Johnny Mus.so. Alabama...
...scheduled trip to Iceland. After huddling with State Department advisers and conferring by telephone with Richard Nixon at the President's Key Biscayne retreat in Florida, Rogers announced his decision late last week to take the issue to the U.N. "The U.S. hopes that the Council can take prompt action on steps which could bring about a ceasefire, withdrawal of forces and an amelioration of the present threat to international peace and security," he said. But no one was optimistic about its outcome-and rightly...
American Motors wisely presented what commission members considered a model application, and won prompt approval for an increase of 2.5%ty is not rising sufficiently fast to offset the forthcoming wage boosts. The commission also compared American's past internal forecasts of profits and losses with actual results to determine that the company has developed reliable methods of predicting what earnings will be at a given level what earnings will be at a given level of car sales, and then accepted American's contention that a 2.5% price rise will not increase profit margins. Lanzilotti pledged, however, that the commission...
...sorting officer. He sees each patient within two minutes of admittance, makes a quick decision as to where the patient should go for treatment. The system means that people will not be served in the order of their arrival, but it should go a long way toward providing prompt and proper attention for serious cases-which is what an emergency room is supposed to offer...