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...braked slowly to a stop, and a flock of teen-age schoolgirls solemnly disembarked. They were 14 pupils of the school of the Little Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, all in dark sweaters over blue smocks and white collars. Two of them walked over to a flower vendor's panel truck near by, bought a bouquet of pink carnations and rejoined the group, now standing'all in a row. They laid down their flowers, crossed themselves and paused for a moment of silence...
That baroque pavement memorial in the residential Trionfale district on the northwest side of Rome is all that marks the site of the terrorist kidnaping that has traumatized the country. The only real sign of normality was the flower vendor at his usual corner. Having been kept away from the scene by the kidnapers, who slashed the tires of his truck beforehand, he was back selling flowers...
...pull out the passenger. "Only later," she said, "did I realize that it was Moro. They walked toward a light blue car parked a short distance away." She added that Moro moved calmly and did not appear to be injured. The terrorists and their victim vanished immediately. A flower vendor, normally stationed on the corner, reported later that his tires had been slashed the night before; the terrorists clearly had wanted...
Gloats the slick monthly Washingtonian in a promotional brochure: "In most major cities, you see street vendors selling hot dogs, peanuts or ice cream. In Washington there is a pushcart vendor selling quiche Lorraine, páté, hummus and fine cheeses. But that's the way it is in Washington?expensive tastes and the money to afford them...
...giant pumpkin with the eggplant nose and toupee top came from Leon Pappas, a Connecticut Avenue fruit and vegetable vendor. The smiles in the White House China Room came from Birthday Girl Amy Carter and 14 of her Washington schoolmates and chums. With Halloween shortly following Amy's tenth birthday party, the kiddie celebrants carved up pumpkins, gulped down hamburgers and punch, then settled back for a Frankenstein movie. Mom and Dad may have been anticipating colder days ahead, however. Their gift? A sled for Amy's winter visits to Camp David...