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...constant dollars, seven times as much as the Sherman tank of World War II, yet whose turbine engines cannot tolerate dust; the command-control-communications-intelligence network, designed to control military maeuvers from a central point, which works, under ideal conditions, 38 per cent of the time; the TOW missile, launched by a soldier, which demands that he stand absolutely still in the middle of a battlefield for ten seconds while guiding his warhead at a far-off tank; missiles guided by t.v. cameras that destroy fenceposts as often as enemy targets; and even an Air Force flashlight so electronically...
...million animals. The thunder of a thousand thirsty antelope scurrying across plains as wide as oceans... Teddy Roosevelt was one of the first Americans to journey into this wilderness wonder," it continues. He arrived "with his 'big stick', dashing, serviceable safari wear and a hundred bearers in tow, all dressed in Alice-blue sweaters...
...Confronted by her main man, she melts like ice cream and later elarns to appreciate him even when he is reduced to the most handsome mortal hunk you could ever wrap two arms around. Reeve plays the protagonist with an appropriate blends of righteousness, courage, confusion (over how to tow in Lois without blowing his cover), and, above all else, good humor. Neither has many lines to mouth; dialogue is kept to a merciful minimum throughout...
...bill nixing exemptions from jury duty on the basis of certain types of employmentt Jerry Brown, 43, could hardly cop a plea when called to spend some time in the box himself. So last week, with about 30 reporters and photographers, half a dozen plainclothesmen and several aides in tow, the California Governor became plain ole Citizen Brown and trooped into a Sacramento courtroom. Elected foreman, he announced a unanimous "not guilty" verdict on the misdemeanor charge being heard. Were his box mates hesitant to disagree with him? "No," said Sacramento Housewife Anna Holmes, 58, "I've disagreed with...
Eventually, a Coast Guard cutter managed to tow the whale to a nearby boat basin. It listed heavily to one side...