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...first event last week, Thompson powered his way to 10.44 sec. in the 100 meters, equaling his best time in a decathlon. In the long jump, roaring down the runway on his third try, he flew 26 ft. 3½ in., 8¼ in. ahead of the West German, and good enough to have placed fifth in the regular competition. The shotput should have been an event in which Hingsen trimmed Thompson's lead. Hingsen heaved his blue shot (color-coordinated with the German uniform) 52 ft. ¾ in. Not bad; better than Thompson's best, though...
...reported $10,000 to landscape city hall with new lawns and tropical palms, leased two Volkswagen Rabbits to the police force for $1 a year, lent a local group $500,000, interest free, to help build a hockey arena, and spent another half a million dollars to lengthen the runway of the municipal airport. Then, in a sharp turn of events, Ramirez presented himself two weeks ago at the nearby St. Paul jail in response to a grand jury indictment charging him with cocaine smuggling and tax evasion. Last week Ramirez, who says he is in the air-charter business...
...countries, agreed to negotiate for the release of the hostages. The Iranians acted reluctantly, perhaps because of their anger over extensive French arms sales to Iraq. By Thursday morning, all 14 of the women and children on board were released. That afternoon the remaining hostages were herded onto the runway. The hijackers blew up the plane's cockpit, then surrendered. French Chargé d'Affaires Jean Perrin called the explosion "a little matter of honor...
...hijackers acted "like mental cases," demanding at different times a helicopter, millions of dollars, automatic weapons and flight plans for Europe and the Middle East. Following the plane to Curaçao was a team of commandos from Venezuela. During the 17 hours the plane sat on the runway, while passengers sweltered inside, a team of anti-hijack specialists from the U.S. arrived. In the dark hours of Tuesday morning, a commando crept under the plane and deflated one of its tires; the other three tires were then shot out, immobilizing the aircraft...
...last the green light signaling her turn came on. In the tense silence that fell, one could hear her feet drumming the runway, then she leaped onto the springboard and pushed her handspring high toward the banner-draped rafters. She twisted, turned and landed without having to move so much as a toe to keep her balance. Neither Retton nor Karolyi nor the crowd needed a judge to tell them it was perfect. Without waiting for the 10 to flash, Retton ran to the barricades for a quick embrace with Karolyi, then, strutting the pigeon-toed linebacker's walk...