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All of this will make for a great series, an NHL showcase. Unfortunately, the NHL has no network television contract to showcase the series--too many Colorado-Washington games took care of that long ago. So, the league will peddle the games to independent stations (like Boston's channel 38...
In the wake of the incidents, other recent travelers report, the Soviets have taken over more responsibility for security in the city from the undermanned Afghan army. At 30,000, the army is less than half the strength of two years ago. Efforts to lure new recruits and persuade regulars...
So Fort Apache, The Bronx must be gratefully received, because it provides Newman with his first opportunity in years for a full-scale star turn. "Fort Apache" is the headquarters of New York City's 41st precinct, which encompasses the toughest black and Puerto Rican neighborhoods of the South...
In 1961, a Black sociologist at a convention at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis wanted to take dip in the hotel's swimming pool. But the lifeguard, for no apparent reason, refused to let him swim. The sociologist was enraged and marched to the front desk, insisting on...
Seaga's landslide victory climaxed the most divisive and bloody campaign experienced by the island since it became independent from Britain in 1962. Fierce party loyalties divided the black ghettos of Kingston block by block, and many on both sides took to carrying guns. One of the casualties was...