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...some, the high point was Jimmy Carter's unexpected thank-you to Gerald Ford "for all he has done to heal our land." For others, it was Carter's unprecedented stroll down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House after he was sworn in. But for many, the most memorable-and symbolic-moment came when a black choir sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic in honor of a Southern President...
...think I was as polite to them as I should have been," Buxton said. "I should have written them a thank-you letter, but I haven't gotten around...
...testifies that basketball rescued him from a career of crime as a tough kid in Doylestown, Pa. At 69, tennis is his game. Since 1965, when he suffered a coronary infarction, he has credited sports with saving his life. By Michener standards, this calls for a nearly 500-page thank-you note...
...docked at Port Canaveral, Fla. Some of the crew figured that the harmless little maneuver would spur morale, and Stevenson went along with the invitation. Indeed, after the ten-minute performance, enthusiastic crew members shouted, hooted and stamped their approval; and the dancer, Cat Futch, 23, got a thank-you buss from Stevenson...
After the prisoner's testimony, many spectators expected a quick verdict. Indeed, three minutes after the jury left the courtroom to deliberate, Judge Hamilton Hobgood was giving a folksy thank-you speech to lawyers and reporters when he was interrupted by a knock on the door. But instead of a verdict, it was a juror with a question: "Where's the sugar for the coffee?" No matter. It took the six white and six black jurors only 1 hr. and 25 min. to reach the obvious decision: not guilty...