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...throw the ball long, that's a tremendous weapon," said Restic, referring to Dartmouth QB Chris Rorke, whose sawed-off shotgun accounted for 176 yards in the air. "We have to be able to handle that part of the game down the stretch...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Gridders Grind Green; Hinz Leads 42-3 Romp | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...that went into effect Oct. 1 liberalized requirements for owning and carrying a concealed weapon, but inadvertently erased a ban on openly carrying sidearms. Many residents feared that Miami, already saddled with one of the nation's highest homicide rates, would become the Dodge City of the Sunbelt. Some shop owners posted signs warning DON'T CARRY YOUR GUNS IN HERE. Police expressed concern, and the tourist industry faced a hurricane of bad publicity; editorial cartoonists dubbed Florida the "Gunshine State." Said one state representative after the loophole was closed: "I think we've taken the first step to restoring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Florida: Goodbye, Gunshine | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...attacked the boy only with a steak knife, an autopsy revealed that Kirk may have died from a gunshot. Then, at the high school where Kirk had just begun his freshman year, Fraker and Martin learned of a shattering piece of evidence: Kirk Buckner was lefthanded. The murder weapon had been found in his right hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auguries Of Innocence | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...proposal by most of his opponents for a ban on missile flight tests. He says his centrist views make him more "electable" than the other five Democrats in the race, particularly Michael Dukakis, who opposes almost any use of American force abroad as well as virtually all new nuclear weapon systems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Portrait, Al Gore:Trying to Set Himself Apart | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

According to the Pentagon sources, the Kuwaiti effort to down the missile explained why that Persian Gulf state was so quick to identify the weapon that struck the Sea Isle City as a Silkworm, a Chinese-built antishipping missile acquired by Iran that has a range of about 50 miles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Missile Hits US-Flagged Kuwaiti Tanker | 10/17/1987 | See Source »

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