Word: massed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Caroline chose St. Thomas More, a small, neighborhood Roman Catholic church a few blocks from their mother's Fifth Avenue apartment, where she and John had gone to Mass as children. Despite reports of family friction over the choice of venue, a source familiar with the arrangements told TIME, "From Day One, it was always going to be at this church." The church, with its English pastoral, beige-stone sanctuary, is plain, and for the ceremony it was furnished simply. Two white hydrangea flower arrangements sat on either side of the altar on the floor. To gain access, almost every...
...orator with demagogic instincts, he heads the influential Serbian Renewal Movement. At the same time, Draskovic may be more problem than solution. He has been on all sides of key issues, both inside the government and out. He can't quite decide whether Milosevic can be ousted by a mass movement or should be enticed to resign...
Although he made a stab at reviving the mass demonstrations of yesteryear, Draskovic puts little faith in them now. First, most rallies and marches have gathered fewer people than organizers hoped. Second, even if the turnouts were huge, marchers in the streets would be unlikely to force Milosevic out as long as the police and military remain loyal to him. That's what makes Draskovic potentially such an important player: if public pressure isn't going to push Milosevic out, it may take a palace coup. Draskovic's history suggests he could be the one holding the knife...
...received a call from the Cambridge Trust Bank at 1720 Mass. Ave. that a white male in his late 40's entered the bank and showed the teller a note asking for money. The teller complied, though no weapon was shown. The suspect then fled the area towards Porter Square...
...voice combines with Nicky Wire's lyrics ("I've got to stop smiling it gives the wrong impression") to create an air of bleakness not unlike the vast empty expanse on the album cover. This slips into pretentiousness at times, such as in the final song "S.Y.M.M." ("South Yorkshire Mass Murderer"), but on the whole the Manics have cut a gloriously anthemic album...