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How simple. Every eligible citizen casts a single ballot, and the candidate attracting the most votes becomes President of the United States. That was what Delegate James Wilson of Pennsylvania had in mind in 1787, when he offered the scheme to the Constitutional Convention. Wilson's 20th century counterpart...
Cocteau was never whole again. He tried everything from other boys to the sacraments, but the twin solaces turned out to be opium and work. He puffed on the pipes on and off for the rest of his life. In a befogged period of the '20s, he retired to...
As U Thant's special representative to the Middle East for more than 2½ years, Jarring, who speaks nearly a dozen languages, including Arabic, Russian and French, has conducted the U.N.'s intermittent search for peace in the Middle East. Because Arab leaders adamantly refuse-for the...
Freakish weather conditions throughout Alpine Europe have been responsible for most of the slides. Since early February, nearly 200 inches of new snow have fallen on some parts of the Alps, and intermittent thaws have loosened its grip in many places. Blizzards have also caused sliding; the sound of the...
Eventually, at 25, she "exploded," leaving home and father to take up auto-racing and mix with the Stirling Moss crowd. Finally, she left the country to try a singing career in Paris. The British promptly forgot all about her. She soon met Claude Wolff, a press-agent for a...