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...some respect and treat it gently so it will last longer. When you're through, put in in this return row so that others can find it. The Comic Czar will do the rest." The Czar means business; he has pasted on a picture of Captain America slamming his shield into the teeth of a black-and-purple-clad villain. This rack, however, is the only one completely empty...
...across the world, nor opposition to their university's "immoral investments." (MSU divested of its holdings in companies involved with South Africa several years ago, one of a handful of educational institutions to do so.) The driving force behind student militancy this year was self-preservation. Students sought to shield their academic interests from the budget ax, as the MSU administration struggled to cope with a budget deficit that was out of control...
After reading the two letters regarding hotel fire safety [March 16], I believe the general public may have some misunderstanding of the subject. A "simple gas mask" would not provide oxygen or protection against carbon monoxide. And a plastic hose would surely not be a shield against fire roaring down a hallway at 2000° F. What is needed is the adoption of tougher building-and fire-code standards. Until then we will continue to have more fires and more deaths...
...just as 390 other Strategic Air Command planes took the air, in less than ten minutes, from 69 other bases in the continental U.S. and Guam. The mission: a simulated launch in the face of a Soviet missile attack, part of a readiness exercise called Global Shield. It was the biggest mass launch in SAC'S 35-year history...
Like the diaphragm, the cap works by preventing sperm from migrating from the vagina to the uterus and then to the fallopian tubes, where conception occurs. The diaphragm is a thin rubber shield held in place against the vaginal wall by the tension of its springy rim. The cap is a thicker, thimble-shaped rubber or plastic cup that fits snugly around the neck of the uterus, the cervix, and is kept in place by suction. Both devices are used with spermicidal cream or jelly...