Word: vigillantly
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...Washington, President Carter asked the families of the American hostages whether they wanted the national tree lighted this year, and they chose to keep it dark once again as a continuing vigil-except for a single star...
...family, said he would stay home in Sussex, England, even if there was a funeral. There was not. Lennon's body was cremated in a suburban New York cemetery, and Ono issued a statement inviting everyone "to participate from wherever you are" in a ten-minute silent vigil on Sunday afternoon...
Before that, it had been a week of tributes. Radio stations from New Orleans to Boston cleared the air waves for Lennon and Beatles retrospectives. In Los Angeles, more than 2,000 people joined in a candlelight vigil at Century City; in Washington, D.C., several hundred crowded the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in a "silent tribute" that recalled the sit-ins of the '60s. Record stores all over the country reported sellouts on the new Lennon-Ono album, Double Fantasy, their first record in five years, as well as the back stock of Lennon's previous records...
Saying yesterday that no funeral services will be held for her husband, Ono asked that fans all over the world take part in a silent vigil "to pray for his soul." She said the exact time for the vigil will be announced later...
...year-old Durkin, a former state insurance commissioner, has no reason to expect anything to come easily. In 1974, when he first ran for the Senate, his election night vigil lasted nearly a year. The New Hampshire secretary of state said Durkin ended up ten votes ahead of opponent Louis C. Wyman; the Republican ballot commission gave Wyman a two-vote lead. No one really knew who won, least of all the Senate, which gave up trying to resolve the disputed election and sent the whole thing back to New Hampshire for another run-through...