Word: stoning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...normally quiet hillside street in Clairton, Pa., a detachment of 44 sheriff's deputies armed with billy clubs arrived last week at Trinity Lutheran Church. After pushing waiting reporters off the church lawn, Allegheny County Sheriff Eugene Coon pointed a chrome bullhorn at the gray stone building and snapped, "Those of you inside the church, do you hear me? You have a court order to vacate. Open the doors and come out!" There was no response. Half a dozen of the deputies then broke down the rear door and arrested four men and three women occupying the church in defiance...
Just what happened in the causes? This question has puzzled readers since Forster's novel was published. Even in the movie, the question is not completely answered. But suddenly Adela charges down the stone slope, panting and gasping hysterically. Hours later, Doctor Aziz is arrested and charged with her race...
...cover photo, taken from the June 1984 issue of Rolling Stone, was chosen because it "epitomized a lot of things Peter Engel said in his article, such as the mass merchandising of androgyny," Bethell said. Also, he added, the editors felt it was the "most beautiful" choice...
...penetrating, furiously original vision. Gould died of a stroke in 1982 at age 50, but he remains a challenging figure. Now two new books tap the mind behind the fingers. In Conversations with Glenn Gould (Little, Brown, $15.95), based largely on a 1974 two-part interview in Rolling Stone, Jonathan Cott elicits from the reclusive Canadian his views on teaching ("Given half an hour of your time and your spirit and a quiet room, I could teach any of you how to play the piano"), composers ("I really don't like Mozart") and pop music ("At her best, Barbra Streisand...
...early months of 1984 rushed past, Ueberroth's team was approaching 1,000. But despite the size, his no-nonsense stamp was everywhere. He pronounced that men must wear jackets and ties at all times. Women could wear stone- washed jeans, but not regular ones. To build unity, and save time, staff members were encouraged to lunch at the hangar's cafeteria. Ueberroth was a regular. With his thin mouth and athlete's stride (he looks strikingly like the 1940s actor William Lundigan), he had become a revered, somewhat intimidating presence...