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...Because of ratings pressure, they tend to dwell on catastrophe-dictators assassinated, seagulls covered with oil, volcanoes erupting, charred bodies," he says. ''The only time they tell you what's going on in Washington is when some Senator has gotten caught with his hand in the till...
...tall ships sailed into Boston Harbor last week, proud remnants of the age of sail on hand to mark that historic city's 350th birthday. But Cambridge historians will tell you that, some 990 years ago when the first ships blew into the Harbor, they didn't set anchor till they had journeyed up the river to Cambridge. Leif Ericson, these archaeologists contend, was the first Cantabrigian, and his settlement here may well have been the first European colony in the New World...
...said his Masses in traditional Latin. He delivered his weighty policy pronouncements in badly accented French to huge but quiet audiences. With a pontifical smile, he watched spectacular, sun-drenched displays of faith and affection. But not till the fourth day of his dramatic pilgrimage across the continent did the irrepressible exuberance of Africa really get to Pope John Paul...
...only speculate that the plan involved a considerable amount of bloodshed, and that the safe return of the hostages was no more than tentative. Moreover, the operation can only further confuse our European allies, who just recently agreed to aid an American posture of restraint, and were not consulted till after the fact...
Originally scheduled for 10:40 a.m., the race was postponed till 6:30 p.m. due to capricious winds and the choppy Charles...