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...first piece, "A Walk in the Country," Crews and some friends carouse through Tennessee. Stopping at a roadhouse, they meet Jake Leach, a man obsessed by a horrific memory. As a child of five, he had witnessed the hanging of an elephant named Alice, which had gone berserk and killed a little girl. Justice, absurdly satisfied, has left Leach traumatized for life: "That little girl and Alice were the same age ... That's what gets me." In the essay "The Most Kindest Cut of All: Vasectomy," Crews humorously plays with a castration fear. "Suppose," asks his doctor, trying...
...Senator on Capitol Hill last week. He lunched with some 60 G.O.P. Congressmen and held 20-minute private talks with several others. Reagan demanded no commitments to his still unannounced candidacy and worked instead to moderate his image of extreme conservatism. "He appeared very reasonable," said Iowa Congressman James Leach, a moderate. "He tried to show us he was in tune with other people...
...Reilly and Peter McNab vs. Chicago; Rick Middleton vs. Philadelphia; Bobby Schmautz vs. Montreal. 32. Cleveland Crusaders. 33. Don Kozak of the Kings; Los Angeles vs. Bruins; Kings won, 7-4; six seconds. [Bonus: Bob Gainey scored after seven seconds as Montreal defeated the Islanders, 2-1]. 34. Reggie Leach. 35. Montreal vs. Toronto, 1951 finals. 36. The Philadelphia Flyers and the California Golden Seals played to a 1-1 tie in Madison Square Garden in March, 1968, because the roof of the Philadelphia Spectrum had blown off. 37. No. He did, however, contribute a few shifts for the Bruins...
...ancient political tradition has finally aroused the attention of the law. Charges of bribery became so rampant in the last election that a federal grand jury is now investigating. This week local residents are giving testimony concerning charges that votes were bought to elect Democrat Congressman Claude ("Buddy") Leach, 44. While Leach ran a tight race with his Republican opponent, Jimmy Wilson, 47, in most of the Fourth Congressional District, he piled up pluralities as high as 13 to 1 in Vernon Parish, enabling him to edge to victory by 266 votes out of 130,900 cast. Pledging to file...
...dawn on Election Day, the haulers began transporting voters?mostly poor blacks?to the polls. Before the people went in to vote, they were given a white card bearing the number five, Leach's line on the ballot. Once they voted, payoffs were usually made in private homes called money houses or in touring vehicles known as floating banks. At a money house next to a Baptist church, haulers pretended to be preparing for a funeral...