Word: gatherings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that technically Indjic was more than the man for the task. He played through the Chopin--six selected Etudes and two Ballades, in F major and F minor--with no sign of discomfort and though he visibly steeled himself before launching into the strenuous "Appasionata," he seemed to gather a second, or perhaps third wind and afterwards played two sparkling Debussy encores...
McCarthy leaders here feel that the two anti-war presidential candidates can gather more than half of the vote in this conservative midwestern state...
...political stories, each of our eleven U.S. bureaus reported on regional reaction to the McCarthy-Kennedy development. Washington Bureau Correspondent Lansing Lamont was with McCarthy all week, while Boston Bureau Chief Christopher Cory reported on the New Hampshire primary. Chicago Bureau Chief Loye Miller went to Minnesota to gather background material on McCarthy, and Correspondents Richard Saltonstall and John Stacks covered the story in Washington. Over on the Kennedy side of the coin were the Washington Bureau's Hugh Sidey, Neil MacNeil and Bonnie Angelo (who also filed on Mrs. McCarthy...
...week's end, Dubček announced that the party Central Committee would gather next week to discuss more "personnel changes." As for Novotny, he continued to tour factories, where he no doubt tried to win worker support by predicting unemployment, inflation and other hardships from Dubcek's reforms. It seemed clear, however, that the party was about to nudge Novotný off his last perch in the government. Already three men were mentioned to succeed him as President: Minister of Forestry Josef Smrkovsky, 61, General Ludvik Svoboda, 61, and Deputy Prime Minister Oldřich Černik...
...voodoo ceremony--most Haitians are Catholic, but voodoo practice is widespread--shows another form of the people's life-affirmation. The sacrifice of animals and the drinking of hot blood are brutal aspects of voodoo, but in essence the ceremony is a celebration. The villages gather together around the pounding voodoo drums, and the dancing and singing are frenzied...