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Several members of the expedition theorized that the bronze "poor box" was cast away by a thief, angered by such a small haul...
...push comes to shove, they don't care whether you're green or black or gray or what. They just go for the uniform." Both men have had close brushes with serious injury or worse. Messaros was stabbed in the hand last year by a young car thief. The year before, a man fired his .38 at the pair, but he missed...
...propaganda for the Arab cause. For example, the official radio broadcasts the song of a Soviet soldier who begs, "Oh, mother write me a letter to Egypt; we're going to be here for a while." But far different sentiments are circulating on tape. "Should I become a thief, a bandit, or maybe better, an anti-Semite?" asks a boy in one satiric song. "I know for a fact the Jews stole all last year's wheat harvest from the people," he says, repeating a characteristic fantasy of Soviet anti-Semites. Echoed in the song's last...
...first batter an opposing pitcher has to face is Outfielder Pete Rose, who is pursuing his third straight batting title with a .328 average. Next comes Bobby Tolan, a .317-hitting centerfielder who has learned to add insult to injury by becoming baseball's most accomplished base thief. He has stolen 43 so far this season. Tony Perez bats No. 3. He still leads the Reds in batting average with .334, but in the power categories he has fallen behind Cincy's Catcher and Cleanup Man Johnny Bench, who leads the majors in home runs (40) and RBIs...
...with a chain shackled to a stake. The stake is dropped into the hole and turned horizontally. Then the plant roots are arranged around the stake, the hole is filled and the entire gadget concealed with earth. The Parks Department claims it has foiled at least one would-be thief. Workmen in Central Park recently found a plant with all the dirt dug out around its roots, but still firmly anchored to its stake...