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With that, attention shifted to a very different kind of conflict in the attractive, ordinarily tranquil Marquette Park area. Surrounding the park is a blue-collar ethnic neighborhood (Polish, Irish, Lithuanian) of shaded streets, neatly trimmed lawns and well-maintained bungalows, one of the last white enclaves in the city. Not coincidentally, it is also the site of the headquarters of Collin's Nazi party. Last summer, during a civil rights march there, 16 citizens and 16 police were injured in the ensuing riot. Lately crowds of up to 1,500 beer-swigging white youths have swarmed around...
None of these incidents, however, ruffled the tranquil spirit of the meeting. Its purpose is to hammer out a technical agreement on the date, duration, agenda and procedures of a larger session in Belgrade next October. There the U.S., the Soviet Union, Canada and 32 European states are to discuss how the signatories have complied with the 1975 CSCE accords proclaimed at the Helsinki summit...
...showdown comes in a tranquil setting?a large, split-level seaside house in Monarch Bay, some ten miles north of San Clemente. The principals sit in beige easy chairs in front of two large bookcases brought into the living room specially as backdrops for the show. (The books are mostly historical reference works, selected to establish an atmosphere in which Nixon would be comfortable.) Frost is seated to favor his best profile. Heavy curtains obscure the rugged coast and the sunny Pacific. Nixon looks a bit older than in his White House days but surprisingly strong and tanned?a daily...
Right in the middle of the tranquil '70s, women were preparing to bring about upheaval in the sports world. Perhaps we men have not paid attention to the women's activities because they have not yet had major repercussions. But they are coming. Marquette is still a sure victor over Delta State, but women's athletics are on the rise...
...majestic Murchison (now Kabalega) Falls at the start of their long journey to the Mediterranean. The Ruwenzori mountain range, better known as the Mountains of the Moon, rise to the southwest, while herds of game roam the green plains and rolling hills. Elysium was never more heavenly or tranquil...