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...dispel them. These are not children-no diminutive, sweet-voiced ghosts and witches reaching timidly for corn candy. They are the real monsters of our times, and they are not so easily appeased. Brace yourself. The moon is hidden in the clouds, the house as quiet as a tomb. And here they come again...
...home town, in the knob-topped Sze Ming Mountains. Nestled on a pine and laurel-covered slope is the Gimo's one-story, four-room retreat. A few feet up the slope is a wood and stone arch inscribed with the legend: "Road to Mother Chiang's Tomb." Through it passes a wide-stepped pebble and flagstone walk...
...layman who would prefer to tear the secrets of the ages from TutankhAmen's breast in a day. Howard Carter and his staff have removed large quantities of highly decorated treasures, many of which are on exhibition in Cairo. Aided by 10,000 candlepower lights in the tomb, telephones and all the paraphernalia of civilization and modern archeological science, they are patiently removing and restoring the canopies and accessories surrounding the sarcophagus of the Pharaoh. But the casket itself will probably not be opened this year, nor will two other chambers crammed with rare objects. The chief problem...
...twelve albums and 13 singles have brought in more than $125 million, boosting her own income from records to half a million dollars a year. Pressing on while her pressings are hot, she has starred in two movies, The Legend of Plumeria, about a student in love, and The Tomb of the Wild Chrysanthemum, about a farm girl in love. If anyone wants to make Grease Japanese, the only casting problem would be John Travolta's role. -By E. Graydon Carter
...front of St. John's Cathedral, a red-brick gothic church in the Old Town that has served as a rallying point for antigovernment demonstrators since the declaration of martial law. John Paul entered the church and descended to the underground crypt to pray in front of the tomb of the late Polish Primate Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, who died...