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Though extremists were attempting to disrupt the election-in Barcelona two civil guards were killed and a Madrid power station was bombed-campaign violence was not widespread. On the whole, the 22 million Spaniards who are eligible to vote on June 15 seemed surprisingly calm. Many appeared more bewildered than enthusiastic about the rituals of democracy -early polls showed 25% of the voters undecided. That was not all bad. Given the passions of the past and the dangers of polarization, one foreign diplomat observed, "Spain probably does not need an emotional campaign...
...possess any sickness unto death, but rumors persist that he might resign, possibly on his 80th birthday. No Pope has resigned for centuries, however, and Paul has never indicated that he is considering it. Moreover, he would be highly unlikely to quit on his birthday since that would disrupt the Synod of Bishops that opens Sept. 30, which has been in preparation over the past three years. Paul's moves last week have brought the voting membership of the College of Cardinals up to 119 out of the full 120 permitted. He also named as cardinals...
Walters does not regard pot as a potential health problem because he has not seen it "disrupt anyone's life. People seem to be able to live with...
...Dellacroce's followers. The Little Lamb acted quickly to get rid of the black sheep; their bodies have not been found. Next, Dellacroce sent gunmen to Harlem to shoot a number of heroin dealers?then spread the word that Galante had ordered the hits. Dellacroce's goal was to disrupt Galante's connections with black Narcotics King Leroy ("Nicky") Barnes. Federal agents arrested Barnes on March 16, confiscating $1 million worth of heroin (he was released on $300,000 bail, which he raised by pledging $1.25 million worth of property that he owns in Pontiac, Mich...
James Griffin, a professor at the University of Maryland, said yesterday that although Soviet authorities did not disrupt the meeting, "it was quite obvious that they knew what was going...