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David Bromberg notwithstanding, I should think that between their orange juice and the day's frantic pace, some of your readers would have been interested to muse with Professor Kung over questions of the meaning of human existence. Edward Kenneth Braxton Visiting Lecturer in Ecumenical Relations The Divinity School
...thing is sure. The final determinant will be the small events of everyday life. The frantic caravans of Ford and Carter, no matter how fast and how far they go, will touch directly only a minuscule number of people. The rest of the voters will watch calmly from their living rooms and dens. The morning coffee groups in Wichita and The Bronx may be the most important political forums in the country right now, says one expert. Listen to the Catholic sermons this Sunday, advises Harris. They could be crucial...
...said that Mao had warned his wife and her chief allies two years ago against "forming a small faction" that would attempt, in violation of party unity, to seize power for itself. When Mao became critically ill, said the editorial, the radicals' "attacks on the party became more frantic and their attempts to usurp the position of the supreme leaders more hurried." Thus Hua's feat of "smashing their plot" saved "the revolution and the party...
...normally sleepy town of Umtata (pop. 25,000), the cold and drizzle did not deter the frantic last-minute preparations for independence day. Giant yellow earthmovers groaned through the mud of the Transkei's capital, completing $12 million worth of new paved highways and carving out access roads to the newly completed $14 million airport and a $2.4 million Holiday Inn. The immediate purpose of all the construction is to prepare for distinguished visitors. The only head of state who has so far accepted an invitation to next week's ceremonies, however, is South Africa's President...
...last week, helicopters churned high into the snow-capped Chugach Mountains in southern Alaska as if on a frantic rescue mission-which, in a way, they were. The choppers were carrying crews to finish a critical half-mile link in the pipeline before the long Alaska winter sets in. Working through the rapidly shortening arctic autumn days and, under portable arc lamps, far into the lengthening night, the men slogged through ankle-deep mud to set the last 40-ft. lengths of pipe in place. It was slow, hazardous work, hampered by howling winds, rock slides and blowing snow. Drawled...