Word: turnings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...much a part of the mythology of the West as hanging judges and gunslingers. Unlike the other characters, though, rustlers still flourish. So much so, explains Bill Slagle, a special investigator for California's Bureau of Livestock Identification, that "there are more cattle stolen today than at the turn of the century...
...sounders like the one Poveromo used to locate his amberjack. Similar systems have been employed by commercial fishermen since World War II. But like VCRs, fish finders have jumped in sales as their prices have plunged, to as little as $99 for the simplest units. Today some 20 manufacturers turn out more than 200 sounders designed for freshwater and salt water. One of the largest, Alabama-based Humminbird, has doubled its sales during the past four years, to more than $50 million in 1987. Its chief rival, Lowrance Electronics of Tulsa (1987 sales: more than $40 million), has registered annual...
...everyone agrees. Many anglers view fishing as an exercise in applied natural history and take pride in their ability to read fish behavior by such signs as the turn of the tide or the flocking patterns of seabirds. Anybody who cares to can still catch fish without all the new equipment. People have been doing it for centuries...
...setting was a San Francisco TV studio, and the script called for a debate between Michael Dukakis and Jesse Jackson. But when it was Dukakis' turn for a 60-sec. summary, his first words were "this fall." He all but ignored his Democratic rival, barely mentioned next week's California primary and instead concentrated his fire on George Bush. "Some people want to build missiles," Dukakis declared. "I want to help build young minds." From the U.S. Military Academy on the opposite coast, Bush belabored the Democrats' "liberal elite" for failing to understand that "peace flows from strength." Welcome...
...more streetwise than ever. For proof, drop by the Fallbrook, Calif., backyard of Tobin White, 15, and check out the ramp: 32 ft. wide and 12 1/2 ft. high, the Fallbrook ramp is a commanding curve of wood built last summer by Tobin and his father. It has turned into a challenging arena where amateurs like Tobin can mix it up with seasoned veterans, all of them working up thrombosis- teasing speed as they turn the course and leave the ground, grabbing glorious...