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...hundreds of thousands. Normal activity in Nigeria's capital of Lagos all but stopped, as streets filled with crowds of well-wishers bearing pennants and portraits of the Pope. Fully half the population of Bata, capital of tiny Equatorial Guinea, came out to greet him and threw palm branches to blanket his path. In neighboring Gabon, a special residence for the Pontiff was built in two weeks. Even the Marxist state of Benin fell under the spell, as posters with Bible quotations went up next to Communist slogans...
There was a pol's callus on his palm and advice to young flesh-pressers on his lips: "Hit in close, deep, where they can feel it. Connect first, before they do. That's the way to make them feel the power." To a heckling crowd he showed one finger. The tough-guy style was not inconsistent with the physical man, built like a truck battery with a constant charge of direct current. Those around him learned to keep their distance. Persico describes relationships clearly signaling that one did not work for Rockefeller but served him. There were...
...usual, Harvard's offense came through with some powerful attacks. Sean Doyle, Jon Ross and David Twite drilled the ball so hard Palm's friends were occasionally caught watching...
...Crimson can maintain last night's level of play. Palm predicted "encouraging results against Princeton and Army" when Harvard returns to league play this weekend...
Playing in a game against Harvard helped Palm spot some Crimson weaknesses. Palm said his charges can make better use of their middle hitters--the two players at the center of the net--by using more quick sets to keep the momentum after saves...