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That information, coupled with W/1's November report, convinced some Pentagon intelligence experts that Americans might be at the camp. On Dec. 30, according to a CIA cable from Bangkok, a Thai signal unit called Team-213 alerted the Bangkok station that it had intercepted a radio message from a top Laotian military leader ordering American POWS to be flown from the southern province of Attopu to central Laos. In the same cable, the CIA dismissed the report as fabricated, on the grounds that Team-213 was poorly trained and had not made a tape of the intercept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Americans Left Behind | 10/17/1994 | See Source »

...satellite photo of the camp that showed a large "52" carved on the ground near the compound's perimeter. He thought it might mean B-52 for a bomber crew. Photo interpreters also pointed to what they believed was a "K," a standard distress signal pilots on the ground used, next to the 52. Other analysts who have seen the photo subsequently argue that the 52 was simply an accidental image, caused by shadow or vegetation. But a Feb. 23, 1981, DIA memo said satellites photographed the camp for a month, and the 52 was always visible in the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Americans Left Behind | 10/17/1994 | See Source »

...documentary blame family woes. In fact, the illness caught many without warning. "I was looking up at the sky, and suddenly it cracked like a mirror, in a thousand pieces," recalls Laura Young, 31. "I don't know why I didn't realize it was an incredibly strong signal that something was wrong with my mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Souls That Drugs Saved | 10/10/1994 | See Source »

...that much more effective than the running game. Although he has proven both reliable and durable, Harvard quarterback Vin Ferrara has only shown flashes of brilliance--while trailing Columbia 32-31, for instance--this season. With three touchdown passes and, more problematic, three interceptions in three games, the senior signal caller will need a phenomenal performance if Harvard is to emerge the winner...

Author: By Matt Howitt, | Title: Football Looks to End Cornell Streak | 10/8/1994 | See Source »

Drew Bledsoe has been in the league less than two years and he is already a premier player. After the fifth week of the season, he still the number one-rated signal caller in the NFL. For the season, he is 138-of-229 (.603) for 1,751 yards, 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions. After 18 games, he is already eighth on the Patriots' all-time list of yards gained. He is 22 years...

Author: By Matt Howitt, | Title: Playoff-Bound Patriots? | 10/4/1994 | See Source »

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