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...only person who ever showed him any kindness, is dying. Dave is summoned and the old man, after bestowing his kingship on his grandson, dies peacefully. Grief and blood follows between the betrayed son Groffo and the rewarded grandson Dave, who renounces the old man's legacy to no avail...
...avail. The ban does not affect all the SĠngerknaben choirs. Three out of the four are usually touring abroad; one will be in New York City next month. But the silence will shatter a tradition that goes back to 1498, when Emperor Maximilian founded the group. Amending the legislation will take time. Says Choir Director Walter Tautschnig: "I have spent Christmas at the Hofburg chapel for almost 50 years, from choirboy to director. It almost breaks my heart to miss...
...state. Underestimating the difficulty of rounding up the necessary 589,000 petition signatures in a hurry, Thompson put the pressure on political aides to deliver?and they wound up compiling names of some voters who had never seen a petition. Bakalis responded by crying fraud, but to no avail...
...Slaymaker takes the bout more seriously. Recently released from Arizona State Prison, where he served five years for manslaughter-he killed a man in an unscheduled barroom brawl over a pool game-Slaymaker kisses his friend McDoniels on the cheek before helping him into the ring. To no avail. A minute into the first round, the wild-swinging, grabbing McDoniels is in trouble. His opponent, Tom Salas, 30, steadily moves in, jabbing, and connects with a left cross; McDoniels is down, and out for the count...
...neuropsychologist Zoukhar had sat in the front row of Baguio City's new amphitheater, staring disconcertingly at the challenger. After Korchnoi demanded that the doctor be expelled for trying to "hypnotize" him from a distance, officials ordered Zoukhar to sit in the back of the hall. To little avail. After 17 games, Karpov had built up a commanding 4-to-l lead...