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...thus chose the hamlet of Taizè, near France's German-occupied zone. There he and a few colleagues spent two years hiding Jews and others fleeing persecution...In the early 1960s, without invitation, a few youthful wanderers began to stop at the monastery to join in the simple, thrice-daily prayers and help with the chores...[In 1973] more than 70,000 young people signed in for a few days to several months. Most of the pilgrims share a vague spiritual hunger...Alois, a 19-year-old German, suggested that 'it's not even Christianity we're searching...
...That was Cardinal Sin's philosophy too. Up until the day he died, he was devouring newspapers and demanding thrice-daily reports on the crises hitting Arroyo, according to his brother and his private secretary (though this time Sin had not made his views public). Cardinal Sin's legacy is a church that sees no need to remain in the bully pulpit...
...After a three-year hiatus, commercial flights have resumed between Bangkok and the seaside sanctuary most favored by Thailand's royal family. With the train taking more than four hours-and the tiresome 200-km road trip lasting almost as long, depending on traffic conditions-the new, thrice-daily airborne hop, at just 45 minutes, will have you on the beach quicker than you can say, "Make mine a Singha." The single-propeller Cessna service-seating up to 12 passengers at a time-has been launched by Siam General Aviation (sga.aero) in conjunction with several Hua Hin hotels...
...must reading in the nation's capital and beyond for more than 20 years; of heart disease; in Washington. After working at the Washington Post and the New York Times in the 1950s, he became a speech writer for 1960 Presidential Candidate John Kennedy and in 1963 launched his thrice-weekly column. The globe-trotting, indefatigable Kraft wrote with erudite assurance, whether on the Middle East or Middle America. Once a staunch liberal who made Richard Nixon's enemies list, Kraft later took a more conservative tack, never losing his disdain for sloppy thinking or pat reasoning...
...never started another game, and for the past three seasons that seemed more than probable, Dennis Leonard would already be the most remarkable pitcher of the past twelve years. From 1975 through 1982, only Steve Carlton won more frequently, though only Kansas City appeared to notice. Thrice a 20-game winner for the Royals, Leonard was the most bankable starter in the American League, the most successful righthander in baseball...