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...Mondale in New Jersey would go far toward offsetting a California defeat and securing his nomination. (The other states voting that Tuesday are New Mexico, South Dakota and West Virginia.) But if Hart wins the two pivotal June 5 primaries, says a Mondale aide, eyes rolling heavenward, "it will be a war." Mondale would have the unmistakable aura of a loser, despite his huge delegate count. "Don't overlook chemistry," says Hart of the convention cauldron. "Chemistry can overcome mathematics...
...Neill's decision startled his own colleagues among the House leadership, who faulted him for failing to understand the substance of the bill and for buying the veto rumor without consulting them. Asked for an explanation, one leader simply rolled his eyes heavenward. Said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino, an old ally of the Speaker's: "The Attorney General always stated that they'd go along with the Senate bill. I've always read into what they said that a compromise would be acceptable." Indeed, Rodino had already started to negotiate a deal with Senate...
When it was over, actually over, an impish grin slowly spread across the intense visage of Harry Parker. He kicked his foot in the air and with a wide smile looked heavenward. And chuckled, as if he'd known it all along...
...look heavenward in September, you may catch a glimpse of a drifting cloud, a soaring bird, or a Harvard pilot. "Up in the air, Harvard Birdmen" is the clarion call of the newly accredited Flying Club...
...wake, the audience meets her mentor (Thomas A. Dorsey, a onetime blues singer and composer, now 83, who is credited with inventing gospel music), her peers and the younger singers she continues to guide. Since the music they make is among the most joyful noises ever sent heavenward, the film's jubilant mood is never less than marvelously infectious. Occasionally it is a good deal more than that...