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Roxbury High is a five-story building of tan stone with Doric columns and statues of Greek goddesses over the green front door and spray-painted first names and last initials around the back. Inside, as classes change, the first thing you notice is that most of the students are black, Chinese, or Spanish and most of the teachers are white...
...radical son who tries to talk revolutionary politics to the befuddlement of most of the black employees and to the great contempt of the one among them who is politically committed. A few incidents occur to liven things up as the cars roll through the soap and spray: a hooker stiffs a cab driver for his fare and hides out in the ladies' room; a black evangelist (Richard Pryor) and his entourage splashily tool up to get a bird dropping removed from his customized limo; one of the polishers wins a prize on a radio contest and gets...
...settled on the track; twilight was coming. Finally, a last vote was taken, and the decision to race was made. Hunt, starting in the first row, skidded through the first turn and took the lead. Lauda, one row back, went once around the course in the blinding spray from the leaders' wheels, then retired...
...winner in his first Grand Prix victory this year, was critical of Lauda's decision. Said he: "Once the race was on, he should have battled to the finish." Hunt was more understanding: "It was better for me because I was leading. I didn't have the spray problems the others did. I felt very sorry for Niki. It wasn't fair that he should have to race in these conditions. I wanted the race postponed because I didn't think it was safe...
...conferences on "the use and abuse of power." That weekend, says Spock, "we fell madly in love." For the wedding in Little Rock, Ark., the county clerk's office presented the couple with its standard gift: a bag containing mouthwash, deodorant and window-cleaning spray...