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...call comes in on the radio of a command post on Guazapa. A wounded officer is at the village of Palo Grande. The chopper pilots discuss strategy with the commanding colonel over the luncheon table. Can they get a small chopper in to pick him up? No way, say the pilots, the area is too hot. One pilot took eleven holes through the floor on the last pass. They decide to send in two gunships...
...token of permanence to the Jews of the Old Testament. Its use in Hebrew sacrifices as a meat purifier came to signify the eternal covenant between God and Israel. In one biblical case, salt symbolized a lack of fidelity. In Genesis 19:1-29, two angels of the Lord command Lot, his wife and two daughters to flee the sinful city of Sodom without ever looking back. When Lot's wife cast a fleeting glance backward (her faith was uncertain), she was immediately transformed into a pillar of salt. A Roman religious ritual, however, in which grains of salt...
...research for Williams for two years after he had been "just looking for a job." His work led to an interest in the whole field. Squire, who is in charge of hiring, the budget; and helping the training of students, is also doing his own independent research. Under his command are volunteers and work-study students, as well as students enrolled in research courses or tutorials...
...armed forces. Assad has also been challenged by elements in his own military, most recently in January, when some 150 officers in elite air force and armored units were arrested on charges of plotting a coup. Still, Western diplomats in the Middle East believe that Assad remains in command. There were no signs last week that the trouble in Hama was spreading elsewhere...
...Tigers took command of the final day's action in the very first event as Liz Richardson and Diana Caskey ran one-two in the 1650-yd freestyle. Betsy Lind scored a second for Princeton in the next race, the 100-yd freestyle, and the trophy was on its way back to New Jersey...