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...wood is Pierre's real mistress, that thing for which he has challenged the law. Wood that lives and breathes, that squeaks and cracks in the beams of his house, that must be sacrificially burnt in the shape of old furniture that will not sell. Wood stands as a monument in the countryside, whether in the form of a massive tree or in tiny specks of black charcoal. Pierre loves it, is fascinated by the intricacies of its design, the grain that is smooth to the touch, in a way that he never has been by a woman's body...
...activity away from the display and study of original works of art toward mass reproduction and film. The "semiautonomous" status of the center, housed in the museum but not under its administrative control, created misgivings; and not everyone felt happy about the idea of a vast personal monument to Annenberg. But the official obstacle was the center's use of public land. Due to restrictions on the Met's expansion into Central Park, the Annenberg Center could only be housed in the museum by using up space-which Hoving had previously announced to be "essential" for exhibitions-inside...
...seemed, was the wail of sirens, snarled traffic, milling crowds, police marksmen poised on rooftops, swarms of reporters interviewing one another in the glare of floodlights. Extra guards were posted at Government buildings; on the Hill each member of Congress was offered an armed police escort. The Washington Monument was temporarily closed to visitors: it was within the range of snipers. Affairs of state moved forward-cautiously. At the end of his visit with President Carter, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin left quietly with no farewell ceremony; incoming British Prime Minister James Callaghan did not receive the traditional...
...keeping with the elegant, hushed precincts, no shots were fired and nobody was injured. The last and bloodiest attack took place at 2:20 p.m., when a pair of trigger-happy gunmen invaded the District Building, two blocks from the White House and only 300 yards from the Washington Monument. They began shooting indiscriminately. A black radio newsman, Maurice Williams, 24, was hit and killed instantly. A city councilman, Marion Barry, was shot in the chest. Two other people were wounded...
...shakingly taken care of by J.R. Cobb, Paul Goddard and Robert Nix on rhythm guitar, bass and drums, respectively. Their vocals have Dean Daughty leading. His voice has the languor of kudzu growing down from the trees in the warmer climes--he neocroons a song like "All Night Rain", monument to puppy-love. Other times sings with all the fire and drive of Lynnyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama...