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...literally. "Fukhar" means pottery in Arabic; there used to be 70 kilns in the village, employing 500 people. Now there are only two. Farmers are afraid to work their fields for fear they will step on an Israeli antipersonnel mine. At night, most of the villagers huddle inside the thick walls of St. George's Greek Orthodox Church for sanctuary. From St. George's terrace, Father Moussa Khoury points out the only glow visible in the valley below. It comes from Qiryat Shemona, the Israeli town 13 miles away. Looking at the silhouette of a giant oak tree...
Foreman also has a present from his Maker-sheer strength-and it would seem to give him an overwhelming advantage next week. At 25, Foreman is at his powerful peak. With legs as thick as railroad ties and arms that resemble oak limbs, the 6-ft. 3-in., 225-lb. (fighting weight) Foreman is the most feared puncher since Sonny Listen. After a few blows from Foreman, the average heavy punching bag begins to look like a pancake. So do most of his opponents; none of his last eight fights have gone beyond the second round. Says his trainer, Dick...
...children. The story (not the cover, which pictured a winsome baby) survives as a major piece in the Behavior section. In writing "Those Missing Babies," which was edited by Senior Editor Ruth Brine and researched by Mimi Knox and Gail Perlick, Associate Editor Peter Stoler relied on a thick stack of reports from TIME'S bureaus. Correspondents talked to couples with two, one or no offspring. For contrasting views, Atlanta Stringer Joyce Leviton tried to find a family with eight children. One mother she spoke to had only five. "I told her that was insufficient," says Leviton. Replied...
...overall impression of the Washington temple, with its thick carpets, pastel velour upholstery and soft lights, suggests a posh hotel more than a church...
...those who prefer thick crusts, the 24 Restaurant on Holyoke St., and Harvard House of Pizza on Mass Ave. near the Quadrangle Houses are probably the best bets. The 24, which also serves Greek food and grinders, is more generous with the cheese and the crust, but Harvard's pizzas are larger in diameter. Pinocchio's at 74 Winthrop St. features a thick crust, but some feel it also features too much grease...