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...areas, the P.L.O. last week put on display parts of one type of the weapon that it claimed had been found in Lebanon. The U.S. had provided the Israelis with two models of the bomb, both of which work on the same principle. The Mark 20 Rockeye scatters eight-inch steel darts and the Cluster Bomb Unit 58 sprays bomblets armed with a charge that explodes on impact (see diagram). Because the bombs indiscriminately blast an area several hundred feet in diameter, they are clearly unsuited for use in civilian neighborhoods...
...well as dried fruits and nuts. Just the crucial "conching," or blending process, of the chocolate can take up to 72 hours a batch, vs. about nine for assembly-line chocolates. Ordinary bonbons are sprayed with chocolate, but chic chocs are hand-dipped to build an even quarter-inch-layer thickness. Another reason for their high cost is that they contain no artificial preservatives and can be stocked only in small quantities. Of Corné Toison d'Or chocolates, possibly Belgium's finest. Founder Marcel Jo seph Corné says, "They are to be bitten gently with...
...night, one of these guys stole an ounce of cocaine. He stayed up three days and nights shooting the stuff every hour or so. On the third night about 3 a.m., I was awakened and looked down to see this guy with an eight-inch hunting knife, cursing and snarling at me. He said he knew somebody was up on the platform with me and that we were talking about...
...events were senior co-captain Kim Johnson and freshman Maric Acacia, who completed in the shot put and discus. Johnson equaled her best throw--44 ft.--to take seventh in the shot, and she also notched a personal best in the discus with a 127-ft. loss, just one inch shy of Acacia's school record...
Drop your eyes down about an inch from the top of the standings on page 62 of the Globe. You'll find there mired about eight games from the top--the Orioles and the Yankees. These are the two teams who have basically dominated the division for the past 15 years or so, who fought it out so dramatically down the stretch in the last real season of baseball...