SUPER BOWL BROADCAST SHAPING UP FOR TROOPS.Byline: Leslie Dreyfous Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. War and famine famine Extreme and protracted shortage of food, resulting in widespread hunger and a substantial increase in the death rate. General famines affect all classes or groups in the region of food shortage; class famines affect some classes or groups much more severely than may rage around the world, but around here, this week at least, the Super Bowl gets top billing. A whole chorus of GIs serving in Bosnia has joined in the constant refrain: How do you get it, where do you watch it and, by the way, do you know what time it's on? "It's totally absorbed us," said Capt. Ken McDorman of the American Forces Network, the Department of Defense broadcast service. In recent weeks, it's been McDorman's high-stakes task to work out the broadcast basics. The mess hall brass are also working feverishly fe·ver·ish adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or resembling a fever. b. Having a fever or symptoms characteristic of a fever. c. Causing or tending to cause fever. 2. to provide good kick-off eats. Word has it that a few generals and other multi-starred types have thrown their weight around wherever possible to ensure their soldiers won't miss Sunday's Pittsburgh Steelers-Dallas Cowboys game. Unfortunately, engineers and best intentions only go so far when you're talking about thousands of troops spread over hundreds of miles of mountainous moun·tain·ous adj. 1. Having many mountains. 2. Resembling a mountain in size; huge: mountainous waves. mountainous Adjective 1. terrain. But out in the field, where soldiers hunkered down in the cold and mud could use a morale-booster most, the logistics are daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin . |
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