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...witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the shots were fired from a car that pulled alongside at a traffic light and sounded as if the gun was equipped with a silencer. He said the car sped off after the shooting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Assembly Takes Over Election Count | 2/11/1986 | See Source »

Largely overshadowed by the tragic loss of Challenger, the feats of the indomitable Voyager 2 last week provided the only bright notes during the U.S. space program's darkest hours. As the 1,800-lb. spacecraft sped away from its close encounter with Uranus, it continued its flawless performance, transmitting data and pictures that are gradually stripping away some of the mysteries of the planet. At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., nearly 2 billion miles away, William McLaughlin, the Voyager flight- engineering manager, could speak only in superlatives as he reviewed the data. Said he: "I think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Little Spacecraft That Could | 2/10/1986 | See Source »

...impressive nine out of ten points. Anne then clambered into a 24-ton armored personnel carrier, scoring five hits out of seven with its cannon and rattling 70 rounds from its machine gun dead into the bull's-eye. Then the fearless princess threw the APC into gear and sped back to the barracks, presumably for a spot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 28, 1985 | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

...sped toward Chicago, events were unfolding that would give Reagan a clean one. But it is almost a given in the history of presidential leadership that nothing happens when it should. This caravan was a celebration for tax reform, with bands and balloons and healthy Americans cheering. The President had to wear two faces that day, one for his happy crowds in public, another for his private moments as terrorism avenger. At every critical point during the journey Reagan would turn from blaring politics to a whispered question: "Have we found them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: The Presidency: Let's Do It | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

Andy Sudduth '83-'85 highlighted the efforts by Crimson rowers cruising to a 16-second victory in championship singles. Sudduth, who won the silver medal at the World Championships in the summer sped down the three-mile course in 18:38.2 seconds, despite a strong headwind...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sudduth Claims Singles At Head of the Charles | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

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