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...Neither the mail system nor the Student Telephone Office (STO) believes this is a good practice, but the numbers of letters prevented people from dealing with the problem," she said...
...little to dampen the spirit of the crowd of 1.2 million that was waiting for John Paul under a forest of umbrellas in a vacant airfield outside the city. When the Silesians spotted the Pope stepping from the papal helicopter, they let loose with a boisterous chorus of Sto Lat (May You Live a Hundred Years), all but drowning out a brass band of black-suited miners...
With no royalties, no fringe benefits and no credit-not even a byline -Barks drew something like 500 duck sto ries. He modified Donald's splenetic film characterization and, in 1947, created Scrooge for a special Christmas issue. The old geezer proved so popular that he began to star in his own stories in 1952, each one billed "Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge." It was collectors who first discovered Barks himself. The artist's narrative skills would have made him a stand out, but the detail of his drawing was what elevated him to the status...
...consistently outmaneuvered the government team. Every evening, Walesa would climb the flower-covered main gate to give news of the talks to the crowd outside. His appearance was greeted by cheers and rousing choruses of Sto Lat (May He Live a Hundred Years). He responded with his actor's instincts, regaling his audience with jokes and raising his clenched fist in salute. Bantering with foreign journalists, he announced, "I am the leader...
...learning democracy. Through this congress, we will be wiser because of the comments and policies made here." Someone thrust a bouquet of flowers into his right hand. With his left hand, he triumphantly held aloft a canvas bag containing the election ballots as the delegates sang a chorus of Sto Lat (May He Live a Hundred Years). The scene recalled an even more exuberant celebration three days earlier. In honor of Walesa's 38th birthday, a group of scouts had treated him to songs and flowers, and supporters had tossed the stocky union chief into...