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...made by the crew in going into the DMZ. Our primary interest is in having the incident not escalate into a confrontation." This careful response contrasted sharply with President Gerald Ford's reaction to last year's ax killings of the two U.S. officers. The carrier Midway steamed into Korean waters, B-52s flew simulated bombing runs near the DMZ and U.S. troops in South Korea went on "increased alert status...
...prosecution's evidence was entirely circumstantial: the nurses were nearly unique in having easy access to the drugs and the victimized patients. No motive for the crimes was ever demonstrated. Midway in the 13-week trial, the judge threw out the murder indictment against Perez, although he let most poisoning charges stand...
...more: 9,318. Accessibility: fair. Allow 25 to 50 min. for 20-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($12). Buses ($3.50) go downtown every 15 min. (daytime), sporadically at night. Buses also serve suburban areas every one or two hours (daytime). Eight commuter airlines, charter helicopter service to Midway Airport and Meigs Field. Parking: easy. New close-in facility with 9,200 spaces. Flow Through: smooth. Sidewalk checkin. Insufficient baggage carts. Three terminals linked by five underground pedestrian tunnels (two longest have 255-ft. moving sidewalks), also by shuttle buses. Longest walk between entrance and plane...
...genius of mechanics, he was the son of a populist Republican Minnesota Congressman and a schoolteacher, whose father, Charles Land of Detroit, was a distinguished dentist who invented porcelain caps for teeth. Lindbergh had lived in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Wisconsin until he dropped out midway through his sophomore year to take a course in flying. At 25, he was tough, intelligent and probably the best pilot...
Coach Michael Horn blamed the loss, which spelled a sudden end to the season that began with several promising early-season victories, on "a series of misfortunes." Horn said the most damaging blow to the Crimson's chances came midway through the meet, when skippers Terry Neff and Tom Reps had to switch from sailing International Twelves to less familiar Flying Juniors...