Word: sackful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hostages find the cruelty too much to take. Sutherland, who had gone to Beirut passionately hoping to help Lebanese farmers, is treated worse than the others. He tries to kill himself by putting a nylon sack over his head. A more recent kidnap victim, Frank Reed, director of the Lebanese International School (kidnaped Sept. 9, 1986), attempts to escape but is caught. The guards beat him viciously and break his spirit, leaving him prostrate on the floor...
Little emergency food is reaching the afflicted. Khartoum supplies its troops at Juba with three food-and-arms flights a day. But not one sack of maize goes to civilians. Northern traders collude with the army to hoard food, then sell it at skyrocketing prices. Last month Prime Minister Sadiq ordered a UNICEF representative to cease shipments of food and medicine to the south. "You are feeding the people who kill my soldiers," he said coldly...
...Sack, Sack...
Harvard Captain Don Peterson turned in a fine campaign, recording his record-breaking 11th sack of the season in Week 8. The previous record was held by last year's captain Kevin Dulsky...
Defensive Line: Peterson recorded his 11th sack of the year against Penn, a Harvard record. His accomplishment was hidden in the rubble of last week's blowout loss. The Harvard offense has surrendered 150.6 rushing yards per game but had trouble with Penn running back Bryan Keys, who rushed for 178 yards...