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...twice about it," said Brent Scowcroft, National Security Adviser under Gerald Ford. But Gaddafi was hardly clobbered this time around. He has vowed, and there is no reason to disbelieve him, that he will continue his war against the U.S. in an arena in which the Sixth Fleet cannot sail --that of international terror. Indeed, according to intelligence $ officials, his involvement with terrorism is at an all-time high...
...last week's announcement that attendance at most of the ceremonies surrounding the centennial celebration of the Statue of Liberty over the July 4 weekend will be determined by a nationwide lottery. Separate drawings will be held for the 125,000 tickets--some free--available for five events: Operation Sail, a procession of tall ships up the Hudson River; a fireworks show; a Boston Pops concert; a sports celebration featuring stars like Olympic Champion Dorothy & Hamill; and an entertainment spectacular with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Lionel Richie. The lottery was the idea of David Wolper, producer of Liberty...
...fencing (14-2 overall) and women's fencing (10-6 overall) teams set sail for the IFA Tournament at Navy on Saturday. The men lost their final regular season match at Yale, 17-10, finishing a strong second in the Ivies...
...required a concerted team effort and, finally, a great individual effort." She also took up racquetball and weight training. On her first shuttle flight, aboard Discovery in 1984, Mission Specialist Resnik operated the spacecraft's remote-control arm and performed solar-power experiments with a 102-ft.-high solar sail. She also provided one of the most memorable images in space- program history when television cameras aboard Discovery captured her--in polo shirt and shorts--concentrating on her tasks while her long, curly dark brown locks wafted above her head in zero gravity...
...another get to Djibouti. The vessel had been bound for New Zealand to be on hand for Queen Elizabeth II's visit there next month, but was quickly recruited for the rescue operation. Other British naval vessels, including the frigate Jupiter, were not allowed by the South Yemenis to sail within the twelve-mile territorial limit, but the Britannia, as a hospital ship, was permitted to enter the port of Aden. Britons and non-Britons alike were stirred when the Queen's yacht, its Royal Marine band playing Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia, reached Djibouti with...