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...concluded that the best lesson that could be drawn from the Cold War was that patience was necessary in order to deal with the threat of nuclear weapons. Perry criticized some aspects of America’s current foreign policy. During the question-and-answer period that followed the one-hour talk, an audience member asked why, given the U.S.’ vulnerability to a nuclear attack, the nation hadn’t taken more concrete steps to combat the threat. “I don’t think we get it, and I think it will take...
Just 45 minutes after leaving Tokyo on the planned one-hour run, the huge U.S.-built Boeing 747 smashed into a mountain in a wilderness area often called the Tibet of Japan's Gumma prefecture. The death toll made it the worst single-plane accident in aviation history. Only the collision of two other 747s, one taxiing and the second racing toward takeoff, at fog-shrouded Tenerife in the Canary Islands on March 27, 1977, killed more people...
...comedians can get the President of the United States to warm up the audience. On the other hand, not many comedians are senior to Ronald Reagan. Besides, says George Burns, "we fellows in show biz have to stick together." Reagan's 90-second videotaped routine will kick off a one-hour CBS special titled Kraft Salutes George Burns' 90th Birthday, to be broadcast next week. Did the nonagenarian jokester have any pointers for the Great Communicator? Explains Burns: "I don't tell him what to do, and he doesn't tell me how to sing the Red Rose Rag." Also...
After the one-hour, 15-minute nuptial Mass, the limousines and buses delivered the 450 guests to the Kennedy compound, where two huge white tents equipped with heavy sidewalls and heaters kept out the chill breeze off Nantucket Sound. Inside, fruit trees in full pink-and-white bloom gave the lie to the weather, and a sumptuous lunch was capped by an eight-tier wedding cake weighing a whopping 425 lbs. and topped by the traditional bride and groom figures...
Shamrock rakes in a lot of money. Business starts to pick up after the long, cold winter months, and these days, John and Louie are booking upwards of 40 shows per weekend. A one-hour show could bring the men anywhere from $300 to $1,200—and that’s just for the agency. Each stripper’s take-home income consists entirely of her weekend tips, minus the extra she gives to her driver—a total ranging from $400 to $2,700 a week...