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...right turn wasn't Moses' doing. He and the children of Israel were following the Lord, who took the form of a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night. The 40-year wandering was to punish Israel for its faithlessness. A dozen men were sent into Canaan on a 40-day reconnaissance mission. Ten of the twelve returned with reports of doom. Because their pessimism indicated faithlessness, God meted out a year of wandering for each day of spying...
...tears were shed among San Antonio's Mexican Americans last week, they were tears of pride and joy. Cisneros, 33, defeated Steen, 59, a pillar of old San Antonio society...
...support and his prod, and her influence was almost as great as his. In the early days, he was so timid that she often had to go to meetings with him. "Wally is the genius, all right," said a friend, "but Lila unwrapped him." He himself called her his "pillar of strength," and he would often stop to praise "that incredible and wonderful woman." They entertained rarely, and their few guests were usually Digest staffers. When they dined alone, they would, in younger days, dance for 15 minutes after dinner...
...your Press story concerning the release of the hostages [Feb. 2] you reported that in a moment of tension near the climax of the hostage story, CBS's Dan Rather had referred to Agence France-Presse as a "pillar of inaccuracy." In fact, Mr. Rather's statement referred only to one report out of Iran. CBS acknowledges "that its characterization of Agence France-Presse was unwarranted...
...hostage story neared its climax, network anchormen displayed uncharacteristic tension. Citing an Agence France-Presse report at 10:23 a.m. that a plane was taxiing on the runway at Tehran airport, CBS's Dan Rather snapped that the wire service had been "a pillar of inaccuracy." Minutes later, convinced that the Iranians were holding the hostages until Carter was out of office, Walter Cronkite angrily confessed on the air: "I try to remain the cool correspondent, impartial and unaffected by events, but it seems like the most uncivilized final touch to an uncivilized performance that I can imagine...