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Dunn, Robinson Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures and a native of Scotland, initiated the annual rites when he became Quincy House master 11 years ago. He created the exorcism ceremony, which has no close counterpart in Celtic culture...
...misses that old supporting cast! Much more than Poirot, Miss Marple inhabits a fixed and lively world. There is her tactless next-door neighbor, Miss Hartnell. "weather-beaten and jolly and much dreaded by the poor"; the wealthy, amiable Bantrys; taciturn Sir Henry dithering, who once ran Scotland Yard; and the village snob, Mrs. Price Ridley. Among Agatha Christie lovers, that lady is justly famous for putting a pound in the offertory bag on the anniversary of her son's death and then severely taxing gentle Vicar Clement when his counts show the largest contribution that Sunday...
...Notting Hill has become something of an end-of-summer rite for thousands of Londoners who flock to the racially mixed area to hear West Indian steel bands and dance to calypsos through the narrow old streets. Last year, however, there were also some 800 complaints of theft, so Scotland Yard decided to send in 1,600 bobbies, five times as many as in 1975. To many revelers, the huge police presence, complete with helicopter chuffing overhead, was an irritation. But many police, too, seemed irritated at having to spend their holidays in crowd control, and they began officiously ordering...
...good rainfall will not be enough to rescue Britain. In fact, even if it rained constantly for the rest of the summer, the country would still have to maintain conservation measures. Although some regions (Scotland, North Wales, sections of Yorkshire) are suffering no drought at all, other regions, including the Thames area and southwest England, are so parched that meteorologists say a full 18 months of above-average rainfall are needed to restore water-supply levels to normal...
...person that Scotland Yard would very much like to talk to about the robbery is Stephen Patrick Raymond, 30, a dapper, self-confident redhead who had worked for several months as a shipping clerk, filling in customs and transit forms, at Purolator's London office-until he failed to show up after the weekend of the theft...