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With police on strike, New Orleans' Mardi Gras collapses
...ever I cease to love, if ever I cease to love," goes the lighthearted theme song of New Orleans' Mardi Gras, "may the Grand Duke Alexis ride a buffalo in Texas, if ever I cease to love." Alas for the Lord of Misrule and his merry minions. With most of the carnival festivities canceled last week because of a protracted police strike, many New Orleanians have no love in their hearts, at least not the special kind that flowers during Mardi Gras. "The police are mad. The city is mad. The taxi drivers are mad. Everybody is mad," said...
...started buying things-ridiculous things. I got a Zippo lighter with scenes from the Mardi Gras painted on both sides. I got $1.50 athletic shirts that had been made up for teams that never claimed them, and bore obscure and worthless insignia. I got jackets in styles that were so passe they were almost chic again. And on my way out I got that pure-wool sweater for $6.98, in quiet tribute to a dream deferred...
...term. Most of this goes to buying balls and beer, both of which are mandatory before a game can take place. Uniforms and travelling expenses come out of each player's pocket. Among the trips in the last few years have been to Bermuda and new Orleans for Mardi Gras...
...easily made friends in high places. James Schlesinger, whom he met in 1959 over a bottle of bourbon at the University of Virginia, asked him to be godfather to his son. Their two families now often have weekend barbecues with House Energy Committee Chairman Thomas ("Lud") Ashley. Walker attends Mardi Gras parties in the capital each year with Louisiana Congressman Joe Waggoner and frequently calls Senate Finance Committee Chairman Russell Long at home...