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...Hazebrook nuclear device that was detonated some 700 ft. below the Nevada desert last Feb. 3 was puny by most measures. Equal to about 40 tons of TNT, a mere .2% as strong as the Hiroshima blast, it would be feeble in a missile warhead. But in space, packed into the closed end of a stubby barrel and tamped down with hundreds of thousands of metal pellets, the low-yield weapon could wreak havoc. Unlike a standard nuclear explosion, which would vaporize the pellets and barrel, this one would spray the pellets through space at speeds up to 100 times...
...righteousness alone. Similarly, marital fidelity by itself is not going to be a big draw. Instead, these will probably prove to be what pollsters call "threshold issues" -- standards to which the candidates must measure up simply to stay in contention. Some candidates will have more difficulty than others. Nevada Republican Paul Laxalt, for instance, was once part of his state's gambling industry and is still pressing a libel suit against a newspaper chain, which, he claims, falsely implied his involvement in casino skimming. Robertson suffers indirectly from the turmoil among fellow televangelists and directly from an accusation that...
...Basque sheepherder who settled in Nevada, the other the child of Greeks who immigrated to Massachusetts. Former Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt, 64, a Republican, and Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, 53, a Democrat, both announced their intentions to run for President last week...
Kemp joined former Gov. Pete du Pont of Delaware and former Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr. as announced Republican candidates. Vice President George Bush, Senate GOP leader Bob Dole of Kansas, former Sen. Paul Laxalt of Nevada and the Rev. Pat Robertson also are expected...
...fast, partner, was the reply of Democrat James Howard of New Jersey. Howard, chairman of the House Public Works and Transportation Committee, has been fighting to preserve the old speed limit to preserve lives. The nation's highest rural fatality rates, he maintained, are out West: Nevada is first, followed by Utah, Alaska, Arizona and Montana. "The No. 1 cause ((of deaths)) is not drinking and driving," said Howard. "The No. 1 cause is speed...