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After barely missing election to the council in three successive runnings, independent Leonard J. Russell finally broke the hex two years ago, finishing fifth in overall voting. Russell is an independent photographer and proud father of five children who prides himself on being "accessible and open to the people," and holds "office hours" every Thursday night throughout the year at his campaign headquarters...
Kudos to Mrs. Ford for her sincerity and strength to speak from her heart [Aug. 25], and a double hex on the bishop who so scornfully and distastefully berated...
...show that temper. At this point, they rate as co-favorites with the defending champion Celtics to win the N.B.A. title, and all the signs are propitious. A recent home game marked the reappearance of Dancing Harry, a high-stepping fan who is a master at putting the funky hex on opponents. Harry abandoned the Bullets four seasons ago and began to prance for the Knicks. New York won the championship a year later. Last season Harry cast his shimmying spells for the New York Nets in the A.B.A., and they won their league championship. Now, with...
...streaks must come to an end sometime. UCLA couldn't go on forever winning basketball games, Harvard had to lose a squash match sooner or later and Cornell's hockey team just could not keep up its home-ice hex over Harvard for more than a decade...
...really wowed me with the whammy you whacked on The Exorcist [Jan. 14]. What the devil got into you? For those who appreciated the film as a brutal but brilliant portrayal of the power of faith in God, I say a hex on you, Jay Cocks...