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...papal election was a strong candidate to succeed John XXIII; of a heart attack; in Venice. Urbani, a moderate-conservative, took a middle position on many of the issues dividing the College of Cardinals, and his greatest attribute as a papabile was that he offended fewest of the church's factions. In the final balloting, the vote went to a progressive, Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini, who now reigns as Paul...
...votes cast, the exact number a candidate needs to win is calculated. When one candidate meets this quota from his "number one" votes the remaining ballots with his name on them are given to the "number two" candidate marked on each ballot. The ballots of candidates who have the fewest "number one" votes are also given to the "number two" candidates. The system is not simple; it usually takes the better part of a week to calculate the nine winners of council seats...
...narrowly edged sophomore teammates Varney and Pete Bernhard for Harvard's Wendell Bat. The Bat is awarded on the basis of points for safe arrivals at first base, sacrifice hits, stolen bases, runs scored, and RBI's. DeMichele, who finished the season hitting .342, set a Harvard record for fewest strikeouts (3) in a single year...
...second glance, the suspicious would-be buyer sees that Clarke has deliberately differentiated his "reproduction" from the originals by using a stylized process that reduces their complex color schemes to a few relatively simple components. "I liken the process," he says, "to sending a telegram wherein you use the fewest, most precise words for the meaning of the message...
...Monde (Paris)-The most remorselessly intellectual and the one that has made the fewest concessions to modern journalism. A paper of interpretation, speculation and realistic conclusion, it possesses an uncanny ability to foresee developments. Calm, unhurried and placid, it consistently represents an intelligent left-of-center line. (It plans to begin publishing an English-language weekly version this winter...