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...Protestant Association. Gordon was a furious enemy of the Catholic Relief Act, passed in 1778 to ease the lot of English Catholics. One June day in 1780 the association met in St. George's Fields, 50,000 strong. After a speech by Gordon, they marched eight abreast to Parliament to demand repeal of the Relief Act, and an onlooker noted that they "had long lank heads of hair, meagre countenances . . . and they uttered deep ejaculations; in short, displaying all the outward and visible signs of hypocrisy and starvation...
...celebrates his 84th birthday, shows no signs of slowing to a sedate canter. Up at 4:45 a.m. for his day at the track, Mr. Fitz still keeps two dozen thoroughbreds under his watchful eye, including Stakes Winner ($764,204 so far) Bold Ruler. At night, naturally. Fitz stays abreast of horseflesh problems the TV way: watching westerns...
...their shoes, as they trudged-850 of them in one group, 350 in another-to meet at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard. There the two leaders clasped wet hands, and all raised their voices in a spontaneous doxology: "Praise God from whom all blessings flow . . ." Four abreast, 1,200 strong, they marched through the rain together to celebrate the first Communion of a new church...
...qualifiers for the Indianapolis 500-mile auto race last week scrambled out to begin the "Big Spin in the Brickyard" like Memorial Day road hogs trying to beat their neighbors to the beach. Even the pre-race parade, which called for the competitors to ride in neat ranks three abreast behind a pace car, immediately degenerated into a fight for the pole. It took three turns around the 2½mile track before the fast-moving field straightened out enough to satisfy the official starter. Then the green flag fell and 33 big feet pushed 33 throttles to the floorboards...
Flanders is a member of the Senate Armed Services Preparedness subcommittee which begins a public inquiry tomorrow into measures needed to bring this country abreast of Russia in space weapon developments...