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...Indeed. Serrano has been very impressive, both at bat and in the field. The Crimson shortstop had the other two RBI's yesterday and his bat continues to blaze at a 353 clip. Catcher Pete Varney also added points to his already plump 350 batting average with two hits against the Engineers...
...begins with a clip from the 1939 serial Buck Rogers, showing Buster Crabbe happily engaged in space exploration in the 25th century. But the real 25th century, says THX 1138 director George Lucas, is a denatured anthill where populations lead lives of quiet respiration. Every bodily function is mechanically analyzed; sexual relations are forbidden; food consists of ampuls and dehydrated protein bars...
...McMahon, 63, who has served in Australian governments for 20 years and hankered to become P.M. for almost as long. He is remembered as Australia's most competent postwar Treasurer, though he was transferred to the less important Ministry of External Affairs in 1969 because Gorton wanted to clip his wings. The hard-working McMahon soon reorganized the department, changed his title to Foreign Minister and remained a key figure in the government...
...million Lash Italia achieved its speed record not by moving at a superfast clip but by swiftly loading and unloading in ports. Most cargo ships spend half their time in port, including considerable waiting for dock space. The new ship can stay offshore, outside the port, while tugs deliver barges to it or pick up barges from it. The Lash Italia has a 500-ton capacity crane that hoists the vessel's 63 lighters (each 61 ft. long) over the stern and stows them in the open holds. Bypassing the crowded docks, the ship stopped at Barcelona for only...
Calley also denied a charge that he seized a child by the arm, threw him into the ditch and shot him. He claimed that the entire day he did not expend one full M-16 ammunition clip, customarily loaded with 18 rounds. "I felt then and I still do," Calley concluded, "that I acted as I was directed and that I carried out the orders that I was given, and I do not feel wrong in doing so, sir." Meadlo testified earlier that at the ditch alone, Calley used 10 to 15 clips...