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There was gray-bearded Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, one of the world's longest-reigning monarchs, and Fidel Castro of Cuba, still the archetypal revolutionary in his olive-drab uniform. There, too, was King Feisal of Saudi Arabia, exiled Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India and scores of others...
...held under infra-red warming lights for up to ten minutes, no more; after that, any burgers that have not been ordered must be thrown away. Cybernetic deep fryers continuously adjust to the moisture in every potato stick to make sure that French fries come out with a uniform degree of brownness; specially designed scoops make it almost physically impossible for a counterman to stuff more or fewer French fries into a paper bag than headquarters specifies for a single order...
...nation be far behind? Perhaps not. Since 1971 state legislatures across the nation, with the notable exception of Rhode Island, have reduced possession of small amounts of grass from a felony to a misdemeanor. Supporting the trend are prestigious organizations like the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (lawyers, judges, law professors and state officials who draft model legislation). The American Medical Association favors the misdemeanor penalty for possession in "insignificant" amounts, though it advocates more research on the drug. A National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse survey shows that 26 million Americans have tried grass...
...rifles and shotguns, the police raided the apartments, only to find that their suspects had fled. Police later theorized that the men had been common burglars and holdup men, not would-be assassins. Then at 10:30 p.m. on the eve of the President's visit, a police uniform, badge and nameplate were mysteriously stolen from a parked car. Three and a half hours later, the official car of Police Superintendent Clarence Giarrusso was itself stolen. Though both the thefts were eventually believed to be minor and unrelated crimes, they seemed at the time to confirm the wisdom...
Last year, according to the papers, Lenzlinger bought a Cadillac, fitted it out with false diplomatic plates, hired a "dignified old lady in her 70s" to be a passenger and put one of his men behind the wheel in a chauffeur's uniform...