Word: following
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Grisly Deed. The Black Muslim religion strongly appealed to some blacks because of its denunciation of the evils of white society and its promise of a better life for individuals who strictly follow its commands. The Hanafis consider themselves more orthodox than the Black Muslims, now called Bilalians, whom they dismiss as political exploiters. The most famous Hanafi convert is Los Angeles Laker Basketball Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who financed the purchase of a Washington house as Hanafi headquarters...
Restless, Chiang Ch'ing arose, beckoned me to follow, and motioned her bodyguard to lead the way through the tall doors that opened in to the pitch-black night. Obviously perplexed, [the aide] reached for his flashlight and plunged ahead into the humid night air and faint moonlight. She followed him and I her. Chiang Ch'ing had deliberately led us out of reach of the indoor microphones [two had been placed before each of them to record the interviews...
...mention dunkers-is among the biggest in basketball history. U.C.L.A.'s Marques Johnson, winner of the new Adolph Rupp Trophy as the nation's top player, is a dunker nonpareil. James Hardy has shredded the strings so often for San Francisco that Dr. J. comparisons follow him like autograph hounds. His teammate 7-ft. Bill Cartwright has a soft shooting touch and an altitudinous, B-52 dunk that conjures up memories of U.C.L.A.'S Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the man whose size and skills were largely responsible for instituting the anti-dunk rule in the first place...
...stronger three (the U.S., Germany and Japan) to stimulate their economies rapidly and thus create a market that will draw in imports. Carter took the lead by announcing a two-year, $31 billion program to speed up the U.S. economy, and Mondale pressed the Germans and Japanese to follow that example. But West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who reflects his country's historic fear of inflation, opposes heating up his economy too quickly. Carter is expected to renew the plea, but gingerly. Says one White House adviser: "We've made our point and we'll make...
...Conserving Energy. On April 20, shortly before leaving for the summit, Carter is committed to announcing a "comprehensive" U.S. energy policy that will presumably call for tough conservation measures. He will probably ask his fellow heads of government to follow Washington's lead. One proposal being considered by the White House: to ask the other six for a pledge to cut their 1978 energy consumption by a set figure, perhaps 10%. Carter will run into some flak. The French, in particular, complain that the U.S.'s rising oil imports encourage the OPEC price boosts that hurt countries like...