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...Duke" Aiona, a Republican, set the ConCon process in motion last year when he directed election officials to put the question on next week's general election ballot. In calling for the latest ConCon, Aiona says, "It's long overdue." A ConCon could well allow Hawaii's Republican governor, Linda Lingle, to create local school districts by breaking up the nation's only state-wide, centralized public educational system. Meanwhile, the police and prosecutors, who have already gotten laws on the books tightening restrictions on evidence rules, would like to see those changes worked into the constitution...
...movie had no-name stars - in fact, fake-name stars: Herb Streicher was going by Harry Reems, and Linda Boreman by Linda Lovelace. The writer-director, a Bronx hairdresser who'd never done a porno feature before, called himself Jerry Gerard. This was early 1972, and the people making hardcore sex movies considered themselves lucky to exhibit their wares legally, let alone have their real names on them. All "Gerard" had was a cute idea for a porno comedy, and a leading lady with a special talent. He also wanted to change the movie's title, from The Sword Swallower...
...being raped." (These claims were widely disputed.) But Damiano did his best to make his leading lady look good. He gave her an alliterative, movie-star name and devised costumes, lighting tricks and cagey camera angles to hide her abdominal scar, a memento from an earlier car wreck. Linda was no goddess, but neither was she your standard porno skank; she was slim and freckled, and her inexperience on screen played like freshness, innocence. Moreover, the movie itself had such an easygoing good nature that audiences could enjoy it without feeling dirty - more startled and amused...
...accept personal responsibility for our part in what is happening to our country. We must vote and then pay attention to what our elected officials do. We all need to become better crisis managers of our own personal lives and finances, and of the natural resources of our world. Linda Bracken, Wagoner, Okla...
...Crimson (7-3, 3-0 Ivy) notched their fourth straight win at Linda Johnson Smith Stadium as they rolled past Holy Cross (7-3-3, 2-0-1) in a 3-0 victory. Despite rain, wind, and overall tough conditions, the team pushed through and dominated the Crusaders in a tough non-conference tilt. At the team’s last meeting, Harvard and Holy Cross ended the game at a draw at Ohiri Field, but this year the Crimson left no room for error, shutting the Crusaders down. “Last year we were not pleased with...