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Bill, an affable but serious businessman, says this with a smile and a slight West River twang. He brims with pride over his family's $4.5 million enterprise...
Railway lines, power stations and shopping centers have been the most frequent targets for the ANC, though damage in almost all cases so far has been slight and human injuries have been minor. Two weeks ago, ANC militants fired four 122-mm artillery rockets into the Voortrekkerhoogte military base outside Pretoria: three failed to explode and only one person was hurt. But the attacks have proved 1) that the ANC insurgents, however badly trained they may be on the whole, are well armed and can handle heavy weapons and explosives, and 2) that they do not shy away from inflicting...
...clients. Her most serious friendship apparently had been with Johnny ("Fat Man") Campo, Pleasant Colony's trainer since March. They were vivid proof that opposites attract. Campo, 43, is a bombastic, street-wise man who rose to prominence by turning cheap horses into winners. Runkle was a slight, shy, sweetly bookish young woman given to quoting Her mann Hesse and Antoine de Saint-Exup...
...outpourings of universal regard and good-fellowship may have come as a slight surprise even to the British. The night after the wedding, the commissioner of the metropolitan police and the commissioner of the City of London police, who shared responsibility for the massive security arrangements, issued a statement saying simply: "We hoped for a happy day to mark an historic occasion. Our wildest hopes have been exceeded." Total arrests for the wedding day: ten, all for such minor offenses as pickpocketing or indecent assault. Along the length of the processional route, the rudest sign that greeted the royals...
With only ten days to get ready for the second-season opener, hitters may have a slight edge over pitchers, who must be in top physical condition to perform effectively. But the batters are not exactly ready to pound on the poor pitchers. Says Detroit Tigers Leftfielder Steve Kemp: "Hitting is a precision thing. No matter what anybody did during the strike, it's still going to take time to get back and start hitting the ball...