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...what was foretold has come to pass." Bells, gongs, metal castanets and deep-throated fontomfroms took up the refrain, then fell to a deep hush as the palace gates swung open. Walking majestically, the new King-or Asantehene-led the procession of sword-carrying royal guards, drummers, musketeers, elephant horn blowers, buglers and slaves. Because the King's person may never touch bare earth, his chamberlains chanted, "Walk slowly, my lord, watch that puddle, beware of the stone, walk slowly, my lord...
...month when the country's growing leftist organizations were able to assemble a throng of 70,000 in Istanbul to protest a labor bill that they felt would benefit right-wing workers. The demonstration quickly turned into a bloody riot. Tanks rumbled out and gunfire spluttered. The Golden Horn bridge was closed and ferry service across the Bosporus, linking the European and Asian halves of the city, was stopped to contain the rampaging mobs. With four dead and 100 injured, the government of Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel imposed a month-long period of martial law on Istanbul...
...teams were blessed with more and more All-Ivy selections each season. There were runners like Bill Grana, Bobby Leo. Vie Gatto, and Ray Horn blower: defensemen like Don Chiofaro, Dave Poe, John Tyson, John Hoffman, and John Emery...
...know Ravel's Bolero. It is difficult to get it wrong. The Pops did. Not in tempo, or interpretation, but the actual score itself. Players kept missing notes, First the French horns came in wrong, then the English horn massacred an arpeggio, and soon the entire performance was beyond redemption...
...decided that the Intersectional were a good tune-up for the New England Championships May 9 and 10," sailing coach Mike Horn said yesterday. "We sent our strongest team to Tufts and it paid...