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...bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut last week killed at least 57 people, 17 of them Americans, and wounded some 100; though the death toll is likely to rise as the search goes on, the assault already ranks as the bloodiest terrorist attack ever against a U.S. diplomatic mission. Ten minutes after the blast, an anonymous caller warned Agence France-Presse that the strike was "part of the Iranian revolution's campaign against imperialist targets throughout the world." The man identified himself as a member of the Islamic Jihad Organization, an obscure pro-Iranian group made...
...years since the release of the Merian C. Cooper classic King Kong, time has taken its toll on the beast and his splendid art-deco perch. The Empire State Building is no longer the world's tallest building, and King Kong is not the young buck he used to be either. This month, to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary, these two critical elements of the beauty-and-the-beast tale were reunited: a ten-story, 3,000-lb. inflatable Kong (at 84 ft., more than 30 ft. taller than the original) was hoisted a quarter-mile...
...hunger strike is begining to take its toll on the fasters health, as Bell, Zellen and Laura C. Silverman '84 complained of increasing fatigue and discomfort...
...horror. Pro-life groups lobbied President Reagan personally to prevent similar deaths. The result: new federal regulations seeking to prevent hospitals from denying food or care to handicapped infants. Effective last month, hospitals receiving federal funds must prominently post a notice announcing the federal policy and listing a confidential toll-free "hot line" to encourage reports of violations. The President's Commission denounces the rule, claiming it "adds further uncertainty to an already complex situation." Others contend that at best, it is inconsistent policymaking. "The Administration cannot cut programs for the handicapped," says Dr. Anne Fletcher, nursery director...
...playing matches all day long finally took its toll on the spikers as B.C. fought to tie the game 12-12 before Harvard forced a 15-13 end to the contest and the tournament...