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...deep channels, the explosions are unlikely to cause serious damage to ships. But those familiar with the operation say that "they will crack a seam in the ship, shake things up and knock people around." That is enough to cut off most shipping. "A mine raising spume 50 yds. away," says one official of Nicaragua's Sandinista government, "is enough to make a captain turn around and head to the next port on his list...
...ship proceeded anyway. As the frigate drew near, the Soviets used a bullhorn to warn the Americans to keep their distance. The Holt then turned around and again hoisted flags saying it would pass. The Minsk merely acknowledged the message, waited until the Holt was passing by at 300 yds., then fired four warning signal flares over the American vessel and four directly at it. Three of the flares hit the frigate's port side. The fourth whizzed by the bridge, missing the captain by a bare...
...four years) and Marcus Dupree (New Orleans Breakers, $6 million for five years) to 1983 Heisman Trophy Winner Mike Rozier (Pittsburgh Maulers, $3 million for three years) and Young, whose playing obligation is four years. A 6-ft. 1-in. lefthander, he passed for an average of 395 yds. per game last season. Cincinnati Bengals Assistant General Manager Mike Brown, who intended to choose Young first in the May 1 N.F.L. draft, said, "We were just trying to sign a football player. But the Express is trying to buy credibility in the L.A. market." The N.F.L. is competing for athletes...
...urban design. Shops have opened in the ancient arcades. The great columns lend drama to the mall. Above this living museum are new houses. Nearly 2,000 years are linked by light that filters down from shafts in the town-house courts to the Roman pavement some 30 yds. below. The Cardo connects with the famous Arab market in the Muslim quarter...
...tanks. The 6,000° F heat produced by the shuttle will be tamed by the liquid, generating huge billows of steam from the ducts during and after the launch. At Cape Canaveral, the vents are lined with firebrick; at Vandenberg, they are made from approximately 130,000 cu. yds. of solid concrete. A special vacuuming process was applied to the concrete while it was setting. This sucked out air and moisture quickly, resulting in a nonporous surface that will better resist cracking during blastoff...