Word: stripping
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...flesh just below Kenny's ribs. His elbow was swollen really big, and so was his hand. There was a deep gouge near his wrist. He showed me a big sore on his hip, and he showed me his shirt lying in the corner. It was a strip of rags...
...most of the book, and Co-Author John Marks, 31, a former Foreign Service officer, believe that the agency should not intervene in other nations' affairs in any circumstances. Pointing out the inefficiency of many CIA missions, the authors would restrict the agency to intelligence gathering and strip it of all its covert operations. That argument is sure to be aired fully once the book is published; for now, the CIA is arguing that the book is dangerous on narrower if no less vital grounds. It fears that the book will expose secret operations and covers, jeopardize...
...build than one that burns coal or oil, operating costs are much lower. Nuclear plants are also relatively kind to the environment. They discharge hot water that can harm aquatic life and change the characteristics of lakes; but they cause no air pollution, no spills at sea, no strip mining on land. And the uranium fuel is not subject to embargoes by foreign suppliers. Already, 44 nuclear plants produce about 6% of the U.S.'s electricity; 54 others,are under construction, and 105 more are planned. The Atomic Energy Commission predicts that the atom will provide at least...
...ever went in unctuous, opportunistic triviality, seems to be in the show merely to illustrate an amusing feedback loop between pop and commercial art. In 1962, at the peak of the Batman revival, Ramos got some mileage from painting the masked hero of Bob Kane's comic strip. Four years later, a Batman comic returned the compliment by illustrating a pop exhibition in the Gotham City museum; on the wall were paintings clearly meant to look like Ramos...
Excellent Perch. The Nixon Administration maintains that, initially at least, Diego Garcia will serve merely as a fueling station for American ships and a landing strip for reconnaissance aircraft. Inevitably, there has also been speculation that the base might be used for nuclear submarines and strike aircraft, including the new B-l supersonic bomber-a fact that may have prompted Izvestia 's castigation of the U.S. project last week as "totally unjustified" and dangerous to detente...