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When election day arrived, the weather once again plagued Bilandic. It turned mild and sunny, and citizens turned out in near record numbers (57%) to vent their fury. Byrne won in 29 of the city's 50 wards, scoring most heavily in black neighborhoods whose residents blamed Bilandic for a transit authority decision to eliminate several passenger stops so as to serve outlying white areas better. Many residents were also angry at Bilandic's having outmaneuvered black Alderman Wilson Frost, the council's senior member, for the temporary appointment to succeed Daley...
...energy goes up the chimney. Worse, chimney drafts suck even more heat out of the house itself. Wood stoves, generally priced at $400 to $600, eliminate the waste by putting the fire in an airtight metal chamber that regulates the oxygen flow by means of an adjustable vent. This produces a hotter, slower-burning blaze than in a fireplace. More important, the stove throws its heat into the room instead of up the chimney...
...referendums in this election limited to taxes. Increasingly, voters are resorting to ballot questions to vent their frustrations on a wide variety of issues. This year more than 200 referendums will appear on 38 state ballots. Georgia alone will have 36 constitutional amendments on its ballot. In addition, there will be an uncounted number of local ballot questions around the country, such as the votes in 45 counties in Kansas on whether restaurants may serve liquor by the drink. Among the most significant statewide referendums are these...
...vent of hearing when loud Rumor speaks...
When Friedrich Karl Flick wants to vent frustrations or have a little fun, he takes over as the drummer of the oom-pah-pah band at his favorite beer cellar, Munich's Franziskaner. After a few brews, he and his buddies-a motley of virile game wardens and ski instructors -get their jollies by smashing glasses against the walls and hurling tablecloths, laden with plates and cutlery, across the room. Last year Flick and friends completely wrecked Ingo's Discotheque in a boys-will-be-boys night of carousing, which ended with a brunch of beer and white...