Word: attack
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...apparently with a .30-06 hunting rifle. The zoo's director, Jack Marks, was appalled at Adams' death and shocked that anyone would have shot the lions in revenge. "The lions reacted as you or I would if someone invaded our home," he said. "An attack on a defenseless animal caged in a zoo is the product of a sick mind." Over $1,000 in spontaneous contributions has come in to the zoo, more than enough to replace the two lions, and another $1,000 has been sent as reward money for the capture of the lions...
...nation's defense would rest mainly on one weapons system and that if it were destroyed, the country would be virtually helpless. Yet 30 Poseidon subs equipped with MIRVed missiles, as proposed by York, could carry almost 6,000 warheads, which would be sufficient to deter a Soviet attack. Moreover, the number of subs could be increased. The Navy is, in fact, already working on a new weapon called ULMS (undersea long-range missile system) that would fit York's specifications. ULMS subs would carry many more bigger, longer-range missiles. Since the subs could hit Soviet targets...
...treaty provides that the Rumanians will aid the Soviet Union in the event of "an armed attack by a state or group of states." Tass, the official Soviet news organization, insists that this would obligate Rumania to help defend against any Chinese attack on Russia; the Rumanians, who have remained determinedly neutral in the Sino-Soviet struggle, point out that the preamble of the treaty limits military obligations to the area covered by the Warsaw Pact -which does not extend beyond Eastern Europe...
...isolation period for the pets now in quarantine under old laws has been extended from six months to a year. Rabies is an even worse worry in Lima, Peru, which has as many dogs as it has people. Americans may soon face another problem. A new boom in "attack dogs" is creating protectors trained (for as much as $4,000) to maim or kill marauders, but there are already cases of robbers using their own dogs to subdue victims...
...pressure might be dangerous for people with defects in the walls of the heart or great vessels or for certain patients with damaged heart valves. He adds that the deleterious effects for those with some degree of heart failure are probably illustrated by the occasional patient who suffers an attack of angina pectoris that is dramatically precipitated by working with arms extended or elevated. Physicians. Lind goes on to suggest, should study the possible blood pressure changes in their heart patients...