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...live in the Philippines, the Manila government claims that the original agreement merely leased Sabah to the British instead of ceding it. Last month, talks in Bangkok broke down, and Manila threatened to withdraw its ambassador to Kuala Lumpur, a rupture that could have scuttled ASEAN as a promising vessel for Southeast Asian cooperation...
...drew his biggest standing ovation of the evening when he said, "When respect for the United States has fallen so low that a fourth-rate military power like North Korea will hijack a United States vessel on the high seas, it is time for new leadership to restore respect for the United States of America...
...second timing by pilot and boat crew. As a UH-1 chopper hovers over the mini-carrier, the landing area is invisible to the pilot, who must rely on hand signals from one of the boat's seven-man crew. Meanwhile, the boat's captain maneuvers his vessel under the skids of the descending helicopter. The air-sea mating has become a smooth routine. In more than 2,000 landings, there has yet to be a serious mishap...
...many firm conclusions. But there was quick agreement at Cape Town that the best surgical technique is that devised by Stanford University's Dr. Norman E. Shumway Jr., in which part of the recipient's old heart is left in place to reduce the number of blood-vessel connections needed and to protect the heart's electrical system. There was also surprising unanimity on the desirability of getting transplant patients out of bed and walking within 48 hours after their operations...
Remember the Pueblo? Six months after North Korea seized the U.S. Navy intelligence vessel, Pueblo is still a fresh topic for 38,037 Army, Navy and Air Force reservists and National Guardsmen called to the colors since last January's crisis. Although tempers have cooled and negotiations for the release of the captive ship and its crew are dry-docked amid lengthy diplomatic wrangling, the reservists could be kept on active duty for as long as two years...