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...many race riots, the explosion in Miami appeared to those most centrally involved in it as a sudden swirl of senseless violence. And when it was over, the main victims were those who could least afford it: the blacks of Liberty City. Some views from people inside the ghetto...
...position within confederation be modified. But when Trudeau convenes a conference with the ten provincial premiers, he will face enormous difficulties in reaching a consensus. The stances of the various premiers are dictated by regional demands, and Trudeau will have to confront a host of competing interests. Amid a swirl of centrifugal forces, Quebec's referendum vote may will lessen its leverage; Levesque, the loser, will represent Quebec as long as he manages to cling to power. And he is under no obligation to call an election until late 1981. The winner of the plebiscite, Ryan, will wallow at home...
...John Paul, a vigorous 59, his first full year in Peter's Chair had been marked by a swirl of activity, a blizzard of words and a sure sense of how to work crowds that numbered in the millions. Even in Italy, the people fondly embraced this "foreign" Pontiff as one of their own. In a supposedly secular age, he became the West's most impressive leader, and already he must be ranked as one of history's most popular Popes...
...fact, Trudeau had resigned as party leader and had not been replaced. It was possible that he might be forced back into the leadership by a draft for the sake of the election; if not, Canadians asked themselves, who would become Prime Minister if the Liberals won? In the swirl of uncertainties, many voters could not resist a swelling mood of a plague-on-both-your-houses. Growled the Ottawa Journal: "Stupidity, intellectual dishonesty and a lust for power conspired to force an election which the people of Canada assuredly do not want...
...trailor that rusts on four rotting tires: "The Taunton Sport Parachuting Center." An empty field of uncut grass stretches out from the trailor and road, stopping before a band of trees and marsh. No planes, no parachutes, no jumpers. The wind twists dust and leaves in a lonely, aimless swirl...