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...have cropped up in Japan yet, but panicky consumers have denuded stores of items they think will be scarce, like toilet paper and detergents. Caches of perhaps as much as 500,000 gallons of oil and oil products have been illegally hidden round the country. Earlier this month, a stray golf ball led to the discovery of one hidden store near Osaka; when the golfer scrambled down a ravine in search of the ball, he also found 625 drums of oil. Already two taxi drivers have committed suicide because of fears that the fuel shortage would put them...
...havoc created in the Institute, the destruction of facilities, and most tragic, the loss of life in the struggle are not yet known in their full extent. The Papadopoulos regime reported 13 deaths from the incident, mostly victims hit by "stray" shots--blocks away from the Institute area. Conservative estimates place the actual death toll at 74 while other sources from Greece place it as high...
...inadequate job and then her clothes and yours join the bright pattern on the smooth rocks. The little children make a game of washing, and romp through their day's work. The babies are strapped to the nearest tree in home-made hammocks of blanket and rope, safe from stray snakes or spiders...
...Said the officer: "In one spot some Arabs tried to move forward, and the Israelis threatened to shoot. But the Arabs merely wanted to remove some dead bodies. When we explained it to the Israelis, they permitted it. We've been able to help Arab farmers get some stray cattle back across the lines. And we've caught local commanders trying to improve the lines. On the whole, both sides are cooperating...
...keep in mind the fact that this guy used to be a wrestler and was built like a dynamo; he was standing just across the room, reading a magazine on the bar, completely starkers, and in profile view. I quickly shifted my position to shield my crotch from any stray glances, and I started going bananas. I began to shake uncontrollably--arms, legs, stomach--because I was in the grip of two incontrollable forces. One: don't give yourself away. Two: attack him. If it were possible to get a hernia while sitting down, I would have gotten one. After...