Word: vigilance
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...work on this biography dates back to 1968, when he began reporting on the group and their financial empire for the London Sunday Times. After years of research and writing, his project was nearly finished when Lennon was killed. Norman added a sad prologue to his manuscript: "The vigil was for John; the farewell was to all the Beatles...
...thing in class." (Hinckley did, however, choose to specialize: one paper focused on Hitler's Mein Kampf, his other on Auschwitz.) Says Mark Swafford, one of his Lubbock landlords: "I only saw him with another human being one time." Hinckley's student life was a sad, remote vigil. "Everywhere there were empty bags from hamburger joints and cartons of ice cream," says Swafford. "He just sat there the whole time, staring...
...symbol of their concern for Atlanta's children. In Cincinnati, for example, the Ohio Black Women's Leadership Caucus is urging citizens to wear green armbands (to signify life). At week's end, the Atlanta office of the N.A.A.C.P. called for a 24-hour prayer vigil for people of all denominations at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip. Coretta Scott King, widow of the slain civil rights leader, last week called for a series of "moratorium on murder" marches around the country, starting with one last weekend from the Georgia state capitol to the Martin Luther King...
...didn't absolutely need this, I wouldn't be here," says Jesus Vigil, 53, a former construction worker disabled in an accident. He draws $340 in disability insurance payments, from which he pays a $126 mortgage and partially supports a son. He has the papers that he hopes will convince the Denver food stamp program of his need: a $319 overdue utility bill and a $97 overdue water bill. "Food is so high," he says, "I just can't stay ahead." Vigil is allotted $33 a month. Each month, Jose Chavez, 72, a retired sheepherder, is driven...
...than the President. At the annual ceremony to light the Christmas tree on the Ellipse behind the White House, Carter bowed to a request by the hostages' families: except for a bright star of hope at the top, he left the 24-ft. spruce dark as a somber "vigil of remembrance." Said Carter: "Our American hostages have not yet come home. But most of our prayers have been answered. They have stayed in touch with their families. So far as we know, they are safe, and their lives have been spared...